SHADOW HEALTH RESPIRATORY CONCEPT
LAB 2026 EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE
Q&A WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
◉ In assessing for potential appendicitis in your patient you perform
the following exam. With the patient lying supine, you flex the
patient's right leg by bending the knee, as you bring the knee in
toward the chest and rotate it inward toward the navel, you stop
because of the patient's increased pain. You would chart this as?
Answer: A positive Psoas sign.
◉ Visible intestinal peristalsis may indicate: Answer: intestinal
obstruction.
◉ After thorough inspection of the abdomen, the next assessment
step is to: Answer: ausculate.
◉ Percussion of the abdomen begins with establishing: Answer:
overall dullness and tympany in all four quadrants.
◉ When palpating the abdomen, you should note whether the liver
is enlarged in the: Answer: right upper quadrant.
, ◉ Auscultation of borborygmi is associated with: Answer:
gastroenteritis.
◉ When auscultating the abdomen, which finding would indicate
collateral circulation between the portal and systemic venous
systems? Answer: Venous hum
◉ In order to assess for liver enlargement in the obese person, you
should: Answer: ausculate using the scratch technique.
◉ The patient is complaining of abdominal pain, nausea with
vomiting, malaise, and a low-grade fever attributed to eating some
"bad food" 4 hours ago. The abdomen is soft and rounded, with
hypoactive bowel sounds after 5 minutes of auscultation to each
quadrant. Which assessment finding is inconsistent with
gastroenteritis? Answer: Hypoactive bowel sounds
◉ Percussion at the right midclavicular line, below the umbilicus,
and continuing upward is the correct technique for locating the:
Answer: lower liver border.
◉ Inspection of the abdomen should begin with the patient supine
and the examiner: Answer: Standing at the foot of the table.
LAB 2026 EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE
Q&A WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
◉ In assessing for potential appendicitis in your patient you perform
the following exam. With the patient lying supine, you flex the
patient's right leg by bending the knee, as you bring the knee in
toward the chest and rotate it inward toward the navel, you stop
because of the patient's increased pain. You would chart this as?
Answer: A positive Psoas sign.
◉ Visible intestinal peristalsis may indicate: Answer: intestinal
obstruction.
◉ After thorough inspection of the abdomen, the next assessment
step is to: Answer: ausculate.
◉ Percussion of the abdomen begins with establishing: Answer:
overall dullness and tympany in all four quadrants.
◉ When palpating the abdomen, you should note whether the liver
is enlarged in the: Answer: right upper quadrant.
, ◉ Auscultation of borborygmi is associated with: Answer:
gastroenteritis.
◉ When auscultating the abdomen, which finding would indicate
collateral circulation between the portal and systemic venous
systems? Answer: Venous hum
◉ In order to assess for liver enlargement in the obese person, you
should: Answer: ausculate using the scratch technique.
◉ The patient is complaining of abdominal pain, nausea with
vomiting, malaise, and a low-grade fever attributed to eating some
"bad food" 4 hours ago. The abdomen is soft and rounded, with
hypoactive bowel sounds after 5 minutes of auscultation to each
quadrant. Which assessment finding is inconsistent with
gastroenteritis? Answer: Hypoactive bowel sounds
◉ Percussion at the right midclavicular line, below the umbilicus,
and continuing upward is the correct technique for locating the:
Answer: lower liver border.
◉ Inspection of the abdomen should begin with the patient supine
and the examiner: Answer: Standing at the foot of the table.
