PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HISTORY
TAKING FINAL PAPER PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
PACKAGE
●● Dullness
Answer: Expected sound when percussing the liver.
●● Sigmoid colon
Answer: Located in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen.
●● Dysphagia
Answer: Condition that occurs with disorders of the throat or esophagus
and results in difficulty swallowing.
●● Distended bladder assessment
Answer: Percuss and palpate the midline area above the suprapubic
bone.
●● Decreased gastric acid secretion
Answer: A change that may occur in the gastrointestinal system of an
aging adult.
,●● Enlarged spleen
Answer: Should not be palpated because it can easily rupture.
●● Protuberant abdomen
Answer: Describes a rounded, bulging, and stretched abdomen.
●● Scaphoid abdomen
Answer: Caves inward.
●● Cognitive Level: Understanding
Answer: Comprehension level of knowledge.
●● Cognitive Level: Remembering
Answer: Knowledge level of information recall.
●● Cognitive Level: Applying
Answer: Application level of knowledge in practice.
●● Dull percussion note
Answer: Elicited over the liver.
,●● Hypogastric area
Answer: Would seem firm to palpation over a distended bladder.
●● Aphasia
Answer: Speech disorder unrelated to swallowing difficulties.
●● Dysphasia
Answer: Speech disorder unrelated to swallowing difficulties.
●● Anorexia
Answer: Loss of appetite.
●● Trauma to spleen
Answer: Can result in an enlarged spleen.
●● Liver location
Answer: Located in the right upper quadrant.
●● Increased salivation
Answer: Not a change that occurs with aging.
●● Increased liver size
, Answer: Not a change that occurs with aging.
●● Increased esophageal emptying
Answer: Not a change that occurs with aging.
●● Dull percussion sounds
Answer: Elicited over a distended bladder.
●● Scaphoid abdomen
Answer: A scaphoid contour of the abdomen depicts a concave profile
from a horizontal plane.
●● Abdominal pulsations
Answer: Pulsations observed between the xiphoid process and umbilicus
that are normally abdominal aortic pulsations.
●● Hypoactive bowel sounds
Answer: Diminished or absent bowel sounds signal decreased motility
from inflammation as exhibited with peritonitis.
●● Auscultation of abdomen
Answer: Auscultation precedes percussion and palpation to prevent
distortion of bowel sounds that might occur after these actions.
TAKING FINAL PAPER PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
PACKAGE
●● Dullness
Answer: Expected sound when percussing the liver.
●● Sigmoid colon
Answer: Located in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen.
●● Dysphagia
Answer: Condition that occurs with disorders of the throat or esophagus
and results in difficulty swallowing.
●● Distended bladder assessment
Answer: Percuss and palpate the midline area above the suprapubic
bone.
●● Decreased gastric acid secretion
Answer: A change that may occur in the gastrointestinal system of an
aging adult.
,●● Enlarged spleen
Answer: Should not be palpated because it can easily rupture.
●● Protuberant abdomen
Answer: Describes a rounded, bulging, and stretched abdomen.
●● Scaphoid abdomen
Answer: Caves inward.
●● Cognitive Level: Understanding
Answer: Comprehension level of knowledge.
●● Cognitive Level: Remembering
Answer: Knowledge level of information recall.
●● Cognitive Level: Applying
Answer: Application level of knowledge in practice.
●● Dull percussion note
Answer: Elicited over the liver.
,●● Hypogastric area
Answer: Would seem firm to palpation over a distended bladder.
●● Aphasia
Answer: Speech disorder unrelated to swallowing difficulties.
●● Dysphasia
Answer: Speech disorder unrelated to swallowing difficulties.
●● Anorexia
Answer: Loss of appetite.
●● Trauma to spleen
Answer: Can result in an enlarged spleen.
●● Liver location
Answer: Located in the right upper quadrant.
●● Increased salivation
Answer: Not a change that occurs with aging.
●● Increased liver size
, Answer: Not a change that occurs with aging.
●● Increased esophageal emptying
Answer: Not a change that occurs with aging.
●● Dull percussion sounds
Answer: Elicited over a distended bladder.
●● Scaphoid abdomen
Answer: A scaphoid contour of the abdomen depicts a concave profile
from a horizontal plane.
●● Abdominal pulsations
Answer: Pulsations observed between the xiphoid process and umbilicus
that are normally abdominal aortic pulsations.
●● Hypoactive bowel sounds
Answer: Diminished or absent bowel sounds signal decreased motility
from inflammation as exhibited with peritonitis.
●● Auscultation of abdomen
Answer: Auscultation precedes percussion and palpation to prevent
distortion of bowel sounds that might occur after these actions.
