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FINAL EXAM NURS 6512
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FINAL EXAM NURS 6512
1. Costovertebral angle tenderness should be assessed whenever you suspect the patient may have:
Polynephritis
2. In older adults, overflow fecal incontinence is commonly due to: Fecal impaction
3. A 1 month old boy has been vomiting for 2 weeks. How is this symptom of GERD and pyloric stenosis
further differentiated in this child’s assessment? The infant has regurgitation with pyloric stenosis
4. Auscultation of borborygmi is associated with: Gastroenteritis, early intestinal obstruction, or hunger
5. When auscultating the abdomen, which finding would indicate collateral circulation between the portal
and systemic venous systems? Venous hum
6. Conversion of fat-soluble wastes to water-soluble material for renal excretion is a function of the: Liver
, 2
7. The major function of the large intestine is: Water absorption
8. Which structure is located in the hypogastric region of the abdomen? Ileum, bladder, and pregnant
uterus
9. A 45 year old man relates a several week history of severe intermittent abdominal burning sensations.
He relates that the pain is relieved with small amounts of food. Before starting the physical examination,
you review his laboratory work, anticipating a (n): Positive Helicobacter pylori result
10. You are caring for a patient with trigeminal neuralgia. During the assessment, the patient would
describe the pain as: Burning or shocklike
11. Your 85 year old patient is complaining of right knee pain. She has a history of osteoarthritis for
which she is given anti-inflammatory medication. To assess her right knee pain, you should ask her if:
The pain gets better when she sits
12. A 5 year old is complaining of nondescriptive “belly pain.” Your next action should be to ask him to:
Point to the area of pain
13. The perception of pain: Is variable and is affected by emotions, and cultural background
14. Patients presenting with ascites, jaundice, cutaneous spider veins, and nonpalpable liver exhibit signs
of: Cirrhosis
15. A patient presents to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. The patient sustained
blunt trauma to the abdomen and complains of pain in the upper left quadrant that radiates to the left
shoulder. What organ is most likely injured? Spleen
16. Imaging studies reveal that a patient has dilation of the renal pelvis from an obstruction in the ureter,
what condition will be documented in this patient’s health record? Hydronephrosis
17. Visible intestinal peristalsis may indicate: Intestinal obstruction
18. Infants born weighing less than 1500g are at higher risk for: Necrotizing enterocolitis
FINAL EXAM NURS 6512
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliations
Professor’s Name
Course Name
Date
FINAL EXAM NURS 6512
1. Costovertebral angle tenderness should be assessed whenever you suspect the patient may have:
Polynephritis
2. In older adults, overflow fecal incontinence is commonly due to: Fecal impaction
3. A 1 month old boy has been vomiting for 2 weeks. How is this symptom of GERD and pyloric stenosis
further differentiated in this child’s assessment? The infant has regurgitation with pyloric stenosis
4. Auscultation of borborygmi is associated with: Gastroenteritis, early intestinal obstruction, or hunger
5. When auscultating the abdomen, which finding would indicate collateral circulation between the portal
and systemic venous systems? Venous hum
6. Conversion of fat-soluble wastes to water-soluble material for renal excretion is a function of the: Liver
, 2
7. The major function of the large intestine is: Water absorption
8. Which structure is located in the hypogastric region of the abdomen? Ileum, bladder, and pregnant
uterus
9. A 45 year old man relates a several week history of severe intermittent abdominal burning sensations.
He relates that the pain is relieved with small amounts of food. Before starting the physical examination,
you review his laboratory work, anticipating a (n): Positive Helicobacter pylori result
10. You are caring for a patient with trigeminal neuralgia. During the assessment, the patient would
describe the pain as: Burning or shocklike
11. Your 85 year old patient is complaining of right knee pain. She has a history of osteoarthritis for
which she is given anti-inflammatory medication. To assess her right knee pain, you should ask her if:
The pain gets better when she sits
12. A 5 year old is complaining of nondescriptive “belly pain.” Your next action should be to ask him to:
Point to the area of pain
13. The perception of pain: Is variable and is affected by emotions, and cultural background
14. Patients presenting with ascites, jaundice, cutaneous spider veins, and nonpalpable liver exhibit signs
of: Cirrhosis
15. A patient presents to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. The patient sustained
blunt trauma to the abdomen and complains of pain in the upper left quadrant that radiates to the left
shoulder. What organ is most likely injured? Spleen
16. Imaging studies reveal that a patient has dilation of the renal pelvis from an obstruction in the ureter,
what condition will be documented in this patient’s health record? Hydronephrosis
17. Visible intestinal peristalsis may indicate: Intestinal obstruction
18. Infants born weighing less than 1500g are at higher risk for: Necrotizing enterocolitis
