Exam 2 NUR 6001 Questions With Correct
Answers
Solid Organs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-maintain their shape: liver, spleen, kidney,
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pancreas, ovaries |
Hollow Organs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the shape depends on contents: stomach,
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gallbladder, intestines, bladder, uterus
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Neoplasm of esophagus/stomach odor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-severe bad
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breath
Peptic ulcers odor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-acid breath
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Hepatic failure odor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-sickly sweet odor
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Esophageal diverticulum odor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-odor of decay
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Severe bowel obstruction odor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-odor of feces
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Cirrhosis with portal shunting odor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-odor of rotten eggs
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and garlic
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, increased lunula size - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-indicates hyperthyroid, leprosy, and
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|scleroderma
Normal bowel sounds for small intestine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-high-pitched,
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gurgling
Normal bowel sounds for colon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-low-pitched, rumbling
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Liver percussion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-begins at abdomen just below the
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umbilicus at the right midclavicular line, percuss upward until dullness is heard
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Spleen percussion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-lie supine, breathe normally, percuss
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in the lowest intercostal space in the left anterior axillary line, beginning at an
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area of lung resonance
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may be heard from 6-10th ribs, normal percussion sounds can be either
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resonance or tympanic | |
Bladder percussion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-percussion of the suprapubic area
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can detect dullness, 400-600ml in bladder before dullness heard
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Fluid Wave Test - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-with the patient's hand placed vertically
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in the middle of abdomen, place your hands on each side of the patient's
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abdomen and tap one side while palpating the other side
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If ascites is present, the examiner will feel fluid shifting from side to side
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Answers
Solid Organs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-maintain their shape: liver, spleen, kidney,
| | | | | | | | | |
pancreas, ovaries |
Hollow Organs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the shape depends on contents: stomach,
| | | | | | | | |
gallbladder, intestines, bladder, uterus
| | | |
Neoplasm of esophagus/stomach odor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-severe bad
| | | | | | | |
breath
Peptic ulcers odor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-acid breath
| | | | | |
Hepatic failure odor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-sickly sweet odor
| | | | | | |
Esophageal diverticulum odor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-odor of decay
| | | | | | |
Severe bowel obstruction odor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-odor of feces
| | | | | | | |
Cirrhosis with portal shunting odor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-odor of rotten eggs
| | | | | | | | | | |
and garlic
|
, increased lunula size - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-indicates hyperthyroid, leprosy, and
| | | | | | | |
|scleroderma
Normal bowel sounds for small intestine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-high-pitched,
| | | | | | | | |
gurgling
Normal bowel sounds for colon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-low-pitched, rumbling
| | | | | | | |
Liver percussion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-begins at abdomen just below the
| | | | | | | | | |
umbilicus at the right midclavicular line, percuss upward until dullness is heard
| | | | | | | | | | |
Spleen percussion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-lie supine, breathe normally, percuss
| | | | | | | | |
in the lowest intercostal space in the left anterior axillary line, beginning at an
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
area of lung resonance
| | |
may be heard from 6-10th ribs, normal percussion sounds can be either
| | | | | | | | | | | |
resonance or tympanic | |
Bladder percussion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-percussion of the suprapubic area
| | | | | | | | |
can detect dullness, 400-600ml in bladder before dullness heard
| | | | | | | |
Fluid Wave Test - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-with the patient's hand placed vertically
| | | | | | | | | | |
in the middle of abdomen, place your hands on each side of the patient's
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
abdomen and tap one side while palpating the other side
| | | | | | | | |
If ascites is present, the examiner will feel fluid shifting from side to side
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