Chapter 21 Flashcards
The nurse is percussing the seventh right intercostal space at the midclavicular line over the liver. Which sound should the nurse expect to hear?
A)
Dullness
B)
Tympany
C)
Resonance
D)
Hyperresonance
A
- Which structure is located in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen?
A)
Liver
B)
Duodenum
C)
Gallbladder
D)
Sigmoid colon
D
- A patient is having difficulty in swallowing medications and food. The nurse would document that this patient has:
A)
aphasia.
B)
dysphasia.
C)
dysphagia.
D)
anorexia.
C
- The nurse suspects that a patient has a distended bladder. How should the nurse assess for this condition?
A)
Percuss and palpate in the lumbar region.
B)
Inspect and palpate in the epigastric region.
C)
Auscultate and percuss in the inguinal region.
D)
Percuss and palpate the midline area above the suprapubic bone.
D
The nurse is aware that one change that may occur in the gastrointestinal system of an aging adult is:
A)
increased salivation.
B)
increased liver size.
C)
increased esophageal emptying.
D)
decreased gastric acid secretion.
D
- A 22-year-old man comes to the clinic for an examination after falling off his motorcycle and landing on his left side on the handlebars. The nurse suspects that he may have injured his spleen. Which of these statements is true regarding assessment of the spleen in this situation?
A)
The spleen can be enlarged as a result of trauma.
B)
The spleen is normally felt upon routine palpation.
C)
If an enlarged spleen is noticed, then the nurse should palpate thoroughly to determine size.
D)
An enlarged spleen should not be palpated because it can rupture easily.
D
A patient’s abdomen is bulging and stretched in appearance. The nurse should describe this finding as:
A)
obese.
B)
herniated.
C)
scaphoid.
D)
protuberant.
D
- The nurse is describing a scaphoid abdomen. To the horizontal plane, a scaphoid contour of the abdomen depicts a _____ profile.
A)
flat
B)
convex
C)
bulging
D)
concave
D
- While examining a patient, the nurse observes abdominal pulsations between the xiphoid and umbilicus. The nurse would suspect that these are:
A)
pulsations of the renal arteries.
B)
pulsations of the inferior vena cava.
C)
normal abdominal aortic pulsations.
D)
increased peristalsis from a bowel obstruction.
C
- A patient has hypoactive bowel sounds. The nurse knows that a potential cause of hypoactive bowel sounds is:
A)
diarrhea.
B)
peritonitis.
C)
laxative use.
D)
gastroenteritis.
B
- The nurse is watching a new graduate nurse perform auscultation of a patient’s abdomen. Which statement by the new graduate shows a correct understanding of the reason auscultation precedes percussion and palpation of the abdomen?
A)
“We need to determine areas of tenderness before using percussion and palpation.”
B)
“It prevents distortion of bowel sounds that might occur after percussion and palpation.”
C)
“It allows the patient more time to relax and therefore be more comfortable with the physical examination.”
D)
“This prevents distortion of vascular sounds such as bruits and hums that might occur after percussion and palpation.”
B
- The nurse is listening to bowel sounds. Which of these statements is true of bowel sounds?
A)
They are usually loud, high-pitched, rushing, tinkling sounds.
B)
They are usually high-pitched, gurgling, irregular sounds.
C)
They sound like two pieces of leather being rubbed together.
D)
They originate from the movement of air and fluid through the large intestine
B
- The physician comments that a patient has abdominal borborygmi. The nurse knows that this term refers to:
A)
a loud continuous hum.
B)
a peritoneal friction rub.
C)
hypoactive bowel sounds.
D)
hyperactive bowel sounds.
D
- During an abdominal assessment, the nurse would consider which of these findings as normal?
A)
The presence of a bruit in the femoral area
B)
A tympanic percussion note in the umbilical region
C)
A palpable spleen between the ninth and eleventh ribs in the left midaxillary line
D)
A dull percussion note in the left upper quadrant at the midclavicular line
B
The nurse is assessing the abdomen of a pregnant woman who is complaining of having “acid indigestion” all the time. The nurse knows that esophageal reflux during pregnancy can cause:
A)
diarrhea.
B)
pyrosis.
C)
dysphagia.
D)
constipation.
B