NUR 216 EXAM 4- MODULE 12,13,14 QUESTIONS
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What is the purpose of assessing the abdomen? - Answers - To gather subjective and
objective data about the client's abdominal health.
What is typhany and where is it heard? - Answers - A high-pitched, musical sound
heard over the abdomen due to air in the stomach and intestines.
What is dullness and where is it heard? - Answers - A flat, dull sound heard over the
liver and spleen.
What is accentuated typhany or hyperresonance and where is it heard? - Answers - A
loud, booming sound heard over a gaseous distended abdomen.
What are normal findings of the abdomen? - Answers - A soft and non-tender abdomen.
What are some abnormal findings of the abdomen? - Answers - Absent bowel sounds,
ascites, hyperresonance, tympany, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, Cullen sign.
What is the significance of absent bowel sounds? - Answers - It is associated with
peritonitis, which can occur with a ruptured appendix.
What is the positive fluid wave test and shifting dullness indicative of? - Answers -
Ascites.
What is hyperresonance and when is it heard? - Answers - A lower pitched booming
sound heard when there is too much air, such as gaseous distention of intestines in the
abdomen.
What is tympany and where is it heard? - Answers - A drum-like sound heard over air-
filled organs like the stomach or intestines.
What is hepatomegaly and splenomegaly? - Answers - Enlarged liver and enlarged
spleen
What does Cullen sign indicate? - Answers - Intra-abdominal bleeding.
What is the order of assessment for the abdomen? - Answers - Inspect, auscultate,
palpate.
Where is the liver located? - Answers - In the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.
, What sound is expected when percussing the liver? - Answers - A dull percussion note
and a dull sound.
What is the location of kidney inflammation? - Answers - Sharp pain along the
costovertebral angles.
Where is the appendix located? - Answers - In the right lower quadrant of the abdomen.
What is the significance of dullness across the abdomen? - Answers - It is found when
percussing a patient with a large amount of ascites.
Where is the spleen located? - Answers - In the left upper quadrant of the abdomen.
Where is the gallbladder located? - Answers - In the right upper quadrant of the
abdomen.
Where is the sigmoid colon located? - Answers - In the left lower quadrant of the
abdomen.
What should be done if the client's bladder is distended? - Answers - Begin palpating at
the symphysis pubis.
What is the recommended order of assessment for the abdomen? - Answers - Inspect,
auscultate, percuss, and palpate.
Why is auscultation done before percussion and palpation? - Answers - To prevent
distortion of bowel sounds that might occur after percussion and palpation.
What is a typamnic percussion note? - Answers - A percussion note in the umbilical
region.
What is the purpose of the Murphy sign test? - Answers - To assess for inflammation of
the gallbladder or cholecystitis.
What is the finding in the Murphy sign test that indicates inflammation of the
gallbladder? - Answers - The pain stops midway during inspiration.
What is the purpose of the fluid wave and shifting dullness test? - Answers - To assess
for ascites.
What is the purpose of the Blumberg sign test? - Answers - To assess for rebound
tenderness.
What is the purpose of the iliopsoas muscle test? - Answers - To assess for
appendicitis.
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
What is the purpose of assessing the abdomen? - Answers - To gather subjective and
objective data about the client's abdominal health.
What is typhany and where is it heard? - Answers - A high-pitched, musical sound
heard over the abdomen due to air in the stomach and intestines.
What is dullness and where is it heard? - Answers - A flat, dull sound heard over the
liver and spleen.
What is accentuated typhany or hyperresonance and where is it heard? - Answers - A
loud, booming sound heard over a gaseous distended abdomen.
What are normal findings of the abdomen? - Answers - A soft and non-tender abdomen.
What are some abnormal findings of the abdomen? - Answers - Absent bowel sounds,
ascites, hyperresonance, tympany, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, Cullen sign.
What is the significance of absent bowel sounds? - Answers - It is associated with
peritonitis, which can occur with a ruptured appendix.
What is the positive fluid wave test and shifting dullness indicative of? - Answers -
Ascites.
What is hyperresonance and when is it heard? - Answers - A lower pitched booming
sound heard when there is too much air, such as gaseous distention of intestines in the
abdomen.
What is tympany and where is it heard? - Answers - A drum-like sound heard over air-
filled organs like the stomach or intestines.
What is hepatomegaly and splenomegaly? - Answers - Enlarged liver and enlarged
spleen
What does Cullen sign indicate? - Answers - Intra-abdominal bleeding.
What is the order of assessment for the abdomen? - Answers - Inspect, auscultate,
palpate.
Where is the liver located? - Answers - In the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.
, What sound is expected when percussing the liver? - Answers - A dull percussion note
and a dull sound.
What is the location of kidney inflammation? - Answers - Sharp pain along the
costovertebral angles.
Where is the appendix located? - Answers - In the right lower quadrant of the abdomen.
What is the significance of dullness across the abdomen? - Answers - It is found when
percussing a patient with a large amount of ascites.
Where is the spleen located? - Answers - In the left upper quadrant of the abdomen.
Where is the gallbladder located? - Answers - In the right upper quadrant of the
abdomen.
Where is the sigmoid colon located? - Answers - In the left lower quadrant of the
abdomen.
What should be done if the client's bladder is distended? - Answers - Begin palpating at
the symphysis pubis.
What is the recommended order of assessment for the abdomen? - Answers - Inspect,
auscultate, percuss, and palpate.
Why is auscultation done before percussion and palpation? - Answers - To prevent
distortion of bowel sounds that might occur after percussion and palpation.
What is a typamnic percussion note? - Answers - A percussion note in the umbilical
region.
What is the purpose of the Murphy sign test? - Answers - To assess for inflammation of
the gallbladder or cholecystitis.
What is the finding in the Murphy sign test that indicates inflammation of the
gallbladder? - Answers - The pain stops midway during inspiration.
What is the purpose of the fluid wave and shifting dullness test? - Answers - To assess
for ascites.
What is the purpose of the Blumberg sign test? - Answers - To assess for rebound
tenderness.
What is the purpose of the iliopsoas muscle test? - Answers - To assess for
appendicitis.
