NU 650 Exam 3 2024 LATEST VERSION (All Answered
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When percussing the abdomen in a patient with constipation, which of the following sounds
would you expect to find in the LLQ?
A. Tympanic
B. Dull
C. Resonant
D. Hyperresonant correct answers B
Which of the following represents the proper position for the NP to assess the patient's abdomen?
A. Stand at the patient's left side and proceed in a systematic fashion.
B. Stand at the patient's left side and assess any problem areas first
C. Stand at the patient's right side and process in a systemic fashion
D. Stand at the patient's right side and assess any problem areas first correct answers C
The NP will demonstrate the correct order of examination for the abdomen by using examination
techniques that follows:
1. Auscultation
2. Inspection
3. Palpation
4. Percussion
A. 1-2-3-4
B. 2-3-4-1
C. 3-4-1-2
D. 2-1-3-4 correct answers D
The NP will use which of the following examination techniques to determine muscular
resistance, superficial organs and masses in the abdomen
A. inspection
B. light palpation
C. deep palpation
D. percussion correct answers B
The NP will use which of the following methods to help the patient relax during the abdominal
exam?
A. ask the patient to hold their breath
B. Palpate the abdomen after inspiration
C. palpate the abdomen after expiration
D. Palpate the abdomen using quick short movements correct answers C
When percussing the abdomen, you would document the normal finding of percussion over the
intestines as:
A. Tympanic
, B. Dull
C. Resonant
D. Hyperresonant correct answers A
The NP will use her third finger to strike or deliver a rapid tap or blow against another finger
placed against the surface of the chest or abdomen to evoke a sound wave. The striking or
tapping finger is called the: correct answers Plexor finger
Identify the correct examination sequence for each body system:
1. Auscultation, 2. Inspection, 3. Palpation, 4. percussion
a: posterior thorax & lungs
b: anterior thorax & CV system
c: abdomen correct answers a. Posterior thorax & lungs: 2-3-4-1
b. Anterior thorax & CV system: 2-3-4-1
c. Abdomen: 2-1-4-3
A patient is seen in the office for amenorrhea, for which you obtain a urine pregnancy test in the
office that returns negative. You would document this finding in which of the following sections
of the encounter?A. HPIB. CCC. Subjective DataD. Objective Data correct answers D
The NP can determine higher cognitive function by asking the patient to perform which of the
following tasks?A. Explain the meaning of a proverbB. Identify the day of the week, month,
season, date and yearC. Recall details of historical eventsD. Spell a five-letter word such as
WORLD backward correct answers A
A 36-year-old female patient is seen in the clinic for a reported fever and back pain. She
complained of pain when the NP percussed over the left CVA angle. This finding supports which
of the following differential diagnosis?A. PyelonephritisB. Left lower lobe pneumoniaC.
SplenomegalyD. Cholecystitis correct answers A
The liver border can be palpated normally below the costal margin at the:A. Left mid-clavicular
lineB. Right mid-axillary lineC. Right mid-calvicular lineD. Left mid-axillary line correct
answers C
The NP will recognize which of the following subjective or objective findings as worrisome for
an abdominal aortic aneurysm?A. aortic width of 2.8 cmB. 25 pack-year smoking historyC. age
of 60D. Female gender correct answers B
The NP will use which of the following examination techniques to determine muscular
resistance, superficial organs and masses in the abdomenA. inspectionB. light palpationC. deep
palpationD. percussion correct answers B
The parents of a 4-month-old infant share concern about their child's umbilical hernia at a well-
child visit. The NP will correctly inform them that:A. Most umbilical hernias disappear by 12
months of ageB. The hernia can be surgically repaired before the child reaches adolescenceC.
Correctly)
When percussing the abdomen in a patient with constipation, which of the following sounds
would you expect to find in the LLQ?
A. Tympanic
B. Dull
C. Resonant
D. Hyperresonant correct answers B
Which of the following represents the proper position for the NP to assess the patient's abdomen?
A. Stand at the patient's left side and proceed in a systematic fashion.
B. Stand at the patient's left side and assess any problem areas first
C. Stand at the patient's right side and process in a systemic fashion
D. Stand at the patient's right side and assess any problem areas first correct answers C
The NP will demonstrate the correct order of examination for the abdomen by using examination
techniques that follows:
1. Auscultation
2. Inspection
3. Palpation
4. Percussion
A. 1-2-3-4
B. 2-3-4-1
C. 3-4-1-2
D. 2-1-3-4 correct answers D
The NP will use which of the following examination techniques to determine muscular
resistance, superficial organs and masses in the abdomen
A. inspection
B. light palpation
C. deep palpation
D. percussion correct answers B
The NP will use which of the following methods to help the patient relax during the abdominal
exam?
A. ask the patient to hold their breath
B. Palpate the abdomen after inspiration
C. palpate the abdomen after expiration
D. Palpate the abdomen using quick short movements correct answers C
When percussing the abdomen, you would document the normal finding of percussion over the
intestines as:
A. Tympanic
, B. Dull
C. Resonant
D. Hyperresonant correct answers A
The NP will use her third finger to strike or deliver a rapid tap or blow against another finger
placed against the surface of the chest or abdomen to evoke a sound wave. The striking or
tapping finger is called the: correct answers Plexor finger
Identify the correct examination sequence for each body system:
1. Auscultation, 2. Inspection, 3. Palpation, 4. percussion
a: posterior thorax & lungs
b: anterior thorax & CV system
c: abdomen correct answers a. Posterior thorax & lungs: 2-3-4-1
b. Anterior thorax & CV system: 2-3-4-1
c. Abdomen: 2-1-4-3
A patient is seen in the office for amenorrhea, for which you obtain a urine pregnancy test in the
office that returns negative. You would document this finding in which of the following sections
of the encounter?A. HPIB. CCC. Subjective DataD. Objective Data correct answers D
The NP can determine higher cognitive function by asking the patient to perform which of the
following tasks?A. Explain the meaning of a proverbB. Identify the day of the week, month,
season, date and yearC. Recall details of historical eventsD. Spell a five-letter word such as
WORLD backward correct answers A
A 36-year-old female patient is seen in the clinic for a reported fever and back pain. She
complained of pain when the NP percussed over the left CVA angle. This finding supports which
of the following differential diagnosis?A. PyelonephritisB. Left lower lobe pneumoniaC.
SplenomegalyD. Cholecystitis correct answers A
The liver border can be palpated normally below the costal margin at the:A. Left mid-clavicular
lineB. Right mid-axillary lineC. Right mid-calvicular lineD. Left mid-axillary line correct
answers C
The NP will recognize which of the following subjective or objective findings as worrisome for
an abdominal aortic aneurysm?A. aortic width of 2.8 cmB. 25 pack-year smoking historyC. age
of 60D. Female gender correct answers B
The NP will use which of the following examination techniques to determine muscular
resistance, superficial organs and masses in the abdomenA. inspectionB. light palpationC. deep
palpationD. percussion correct answers B
The parents of a 4-month-old infant share concern about their child's umbilical hernia at a well-
child visit. The NP will correctly inform them that:A. Most umbilical hernias disappear by 12
months of ageB. The hernia can be surgically repaired before the child reaches adolescenceC.
