NU 325 Exam 5 Questions and Correct
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Right Upper Quadrant Anatomical Landmarks
Ans: - liver
- gallbladder,
- duodenum
- right kidney
- adrenal hepatic flexure of colon
- part of ascending and transverse colon
Left Upper Quadrant Anatomical Landmarks
Ans: - stomach
- spleen
- left lobe of liver
- body of pancreas,
- left kidney and adrenal, splenic flexure of colon
- part of transverse and descending colon
Right Lower Quadrant Anatomical Landmarks
Ans: -cecum
- appendix
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- right ovary and tube,
- right ureter
- right spermatic cord
Left Lower Quadrant Anatomical Landmarks
Ans: -part of descending colon
-Left ureter
- sigmoidcolon
- left spermatic card
- left ovary and tube
Midline Anatomical Landmarks
Ans: - aorta,
- uterus(if enlarged),
- bladder (if distended)
When taking a history of a patient with abdominal complaints what
should you ASSESS
Ans: appetite (anorexia nervosa), dysphagia (difficulty
swallowing) and other D/O's
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of the throat and esophagus (strictures, tumors, brain attack),
aspiration
What are examples of food intolerance?
Ans: Lactose Intolerance
Pyrosis (Heart burn)
Eructation (Belching)
When someone is complaining of Abdominal Pain what should you
look for?
Ans: Location, Duration, Constant vs Intermediate
What is the CHARACTER of an abdominal assessment?
Ans: Does food relieve or aggravate.
Voiding
Ans: What makes the pain better or worse ** Critical element
when assessing the chief complaint
Generalized Pain
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Ans: is it visceral-related to organ and MOST of tune organs do
NOT
have pain right over them
Parietal Pain
Ans: Localized
Referred Pain
Ans: another site like liver or pancreas-more lower back or left
shoulder
If patient is complaining of N/V what should you assess?
Ans: How often, blood, associate w/pain, diarrhea, fever,
chills? Recent food intake? COMMON
SE OF MEDS: GI dx or pregnant? , hematemesis (ulcers,
varices=cause HTN and cause veins
to bulge), food poisoning
How to assess for bowel habits?
Ans: Frequency, color/ consistency, diarrhea/constipation,
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