lewis ch 38 - GI assessment

Question 1

health information that can be concerning (3)

Answer 1

unintended weight loss
long-term change in bowel habits
chronic alcohol use

Question 2

abnormal findings in inspection of mouth (5)

Answer 2

pallor
cyanosis
cracking
ulcers
fissures

Question 3

abnormal findings for auscultation of abdomen

Answer 3

absent bowel sounds

Question 4

normal and abnormal findings for percussion of abdomen

Answer 4

normal: tympany
abnormal: dullness (fluid or masses)

Question 5

what could you test for pertaining to the rectum and anus

Answer 5

occult blood

Question 6

2 diagnostic studies of GI system

Answer 6

radiologic studies

endoscopy

Question 7

gurgling of the stomach

Answer 7

borbogormi

Question 8

when would you use light palpation for the abdomen

Answer 8

to detect tenderness, cutaneous hypersensitivity, muscular resistance, masses, swelling

Question 9

when would you use deep palpation for the abdomen

Answer 9

to delineate abdominal organs and masses

Question 10

when would a liver biopsy be necessary (3)

Answer 10

• diagnosis of cancer
• staging of fibrosis
• following progress of chronic hepatitis

Question 11

what can unresolved fecal impaction result in

Answer 11

intestinal obstruction