Exam Elaborations NURS 6512

NURS 6512 FINAL EXAM 1. Costovertebral angle tenderness should be assessed whenever you suspect the patient may have: - 2. In older adults, overflow fecal incontinence is commonly due to: 3. A 1-month-old boy has been vomiting for 2 weeks. How is this symptom of GERD and pyloric stenosis further differentiated in this child’s assessment? 4. Auscultation of borborygmi is associated with: - 5. When auscultating the abdomen, which finding would indicate collateral circulation between the portal and systemic venous systems? 6. Conversion of fat-soluble wastes to water-soluble material for renal excretion is a function of the: - 7. The major function of the large intestine is: - 8. Which structure is located in the hypogastric region of the abdomen? 9. A 45 year old man relates a several week history of severe intermittent abdominal burning sensations. He relates that the pain is relieved with small amounts of food. Before starting the physical examination, you review his laboratory work, anticipating a (n): 10. You are caring for a patient with trigeminal neuralgia. During the assessment, the patient would describe the pain as: - 11. Your 85 year old patient is complaining of right knee pain. She has a history of osteoarthritis for which she is given anti-inflammatory medication. To assess her right knee pain, you should ask her if: - ................................Continued.........................