Abdomen assessment

Question 1

Order of assessment

Answer 1

inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation

Question 2

inspection for ___

Answer 2

Assess color symmetry, rashes, lesion, masses

Question 3

Normal finding-

Answer 3

visualizing peristalsis and aortic pulsations in thin clients

Question 4

Normal bowel sounds-

Answer 4

high pitched, gurgling 5-34 in a minute

Question 5

Abnormal Bowel sounds-

Answer 5

absent after auscultating for 5 minutes

Question 6

Borborygmus-

Answer 6

loud rumbling or gurgling noise made by

the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines.

Question 7

bruit

Answer 7

turbulent blood flow with the bell of the stethoscope

Question 8

percussion normal finding

Answer 8

tympany

Question 9

Light palpation identifies

Answer 9

muscle resistance and tenderness and superficial organs

Question 10

Deep palpation identifies

Answer 10

organ enlargement, tenderness, masses

Question 11

Abnormal findings-REBOUND

TENDERNESS

Answer 11

-pain upon sudden withdrawal of fingers after deep palpation

Question 12

organs in RUQ

Answer 12

liver, gallbladder, pylorus, duodenum, head of pancreas

Question 13

organs in LUQ

Answer 13

spleen, stomach, body + tail of pancreas, transverse colon

Question 14

organs in LLQ

Answer 14

sigmoid colon, descending colon, left ovary (female)

Question 15

organs in RLQ

Answer 15

cecum, appendix, right ovary (female)

Question 16

organs in epigastric

Answer 16

stomach, duodenum, pancreas,

Question 17

organs in umbilicus

Answer 17

small intestines, appendix

Question 18

organs in hypogastric

Answer 18

bladder, uterus, colon