Nurs 285 Physical Assessment - Material from week 7-
11 Questions with Complete Solutions
(1) ABDOMINAL ASSESSMENT - Chapter 38 Correct Answer-
What is the basic underlying anatomy in the abdomen?
--- What is where? Correct Answer-The four abdominal quadrants:
(1) right upper quadrant: liver, gallbladder, some pancreas, right kidney,
transverse colon
(2) left upper quadrant: stomach, spleen, main pancreas, left kidney,
(3) right lower quadrant: appendix, ascending colon
(4) left lower quadrant: sigmoid colon & descending colon
How would you assess a distended abdomen?
--- "distended: abnormally swollen outward" Correct Answer-Determine
if it's from: fat, fluid, or full bladder, feces, flatus, false pregnancy, or
fatal tumor
,- inspect for discoloration, uneven
- auscultate for bowel sounds or absence of
- palpate for tenderness, pain, warmth, solid
- percuss to see if tympanic or solid
What is the order of assessing the abdomen? Correct Answer-1. Inspect
2. Auscultate
3. Palpate
4. Percuss
Causes of abdominal distention Correct Answer-ascites: fluid in
abdomen
arteries in the abdomen Correct Answer-abdominal aorta, renal, femoral,
ileum
Interpreting bowel sounds:
1. What does hypo mean?
2. what does absent mean?
3. what does hyper mean? Correct Answer-1. hypo: decreased bowel
movement, can indicate digestive issues
2. absent: need to listen to for 5 full minutes
, 3. hyper: borborygmus (rumbling)
BMI (body mass index)
--- six categories Correct Answer-Categories:
1. underweight < 18.5
2. normal < 18.5-24.5
3. overweight < 25-29.5
4. obesity 1 < 30.0- 34.9
5. obesity 2 <35.0-39.9
6. extreme obesity >40
Recognizing abdominal/nutritional assessment labs
(there are 5) Correct Answer-1. complete blood count
2. lipid panel/lipoprotein
3. renal function studies
4. serum proteins
5. glycohemoglobin (hgb A1C)
lipid panel includes: Correct Answer-- Total Cholesterol
- Triglycerides
11 Questions with Complete Solutions
(1) ABDOMINAL ASSESSMENT - Chapter 38 Correct Answer-
What is the basic underlying anatomy in the abdomen?
--- What is where? Correct Answer-The four abdominal quadrants:
(1) right upper quadrant: liver, gallbladder, some pancreas, right kidney,
transverse colon
(2) left upper quadrant: stomach, spleen, main pancreas, left kidney,
(3) right lower quadrant: appendix, ascending colon
(4) left lower quadrant: sigmoid colon & descending colon
How would you assess a distended abdomen?
--- "distended: abnormally swollen outward" Correct Answer-Determine
if it's from: fat, fluid, or full bladder, feces, flatus, false pregnancy, or
fatal tumor
,- inspect for discoloration, uneven
- auscultate for bowel sounds or absence of
- palpate for tenderness, pain, warmth, solid
- percuss to see if tympanic or solid
What is the order of assessing the abdomen? Correct Answer-1. Inspect
2. Auscultate
3. Palpate
4. Percuss
Causes of abdominal distention Correct Answer-ascites: fluid in
abdomen
arteries in the abdomen Correct Answer-abdominal aorta, renal, femoral,
ileum
Interpreting bowel sounds:
1. What does hypo mean?
2. what does absent mean?
3. what does hyper mean? Correct Answer-1. hypo: decreased bowel
movement, can indicate digestive issues
2. absent: need to listen to for 5 full minutes
, 3. hyper: borborygmus (rumbling)
BMI (body mass index)
--- six categories Correct Answer-Categories:
1. underweight < 18.5
2. normal < 18.5-24.5
3. overweight < 25-29.5
4. obesity 1 < 30.0- 34.9
5. obesity 2 <35.0-39.9
6. extreme obesity >40
Recognizing abdominal/nutritional assessment labs
(there are 5) Correct Answer-1. complete blood count
2. lipid panel/lipoprotein
3. renal function studies
4. serum proteins
5. glycohemoglobin (hgb A1C)
lipid panel includes: Correct Answer-- Total Cholesterol
- Triglycerides
