Alverno College N524 Exam 2 questions with answers

Alverno College N524 Exam 2 questions with
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answers

what is happening if you can palpate spleen? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔infection
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quadrants of abdomen - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔RUQ, LUQ, RLQ,
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LLQ


what is melena - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔black, tarry stools
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what is the physical exam order for abdomen? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔inspection
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auscultation
percussion (only done by advanced health care provider)
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palpation


what should you ask patient to do before abdomen exam? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔urinate
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internal anatomy of abdomen - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔
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what quadrant do you start abdomen auscultation in? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔RLQ
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,hyperperistalsis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A bowel sound |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


characterized by increased activity within the bowel; also called |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


borborygmi.


what location do you begin abdomen auscultation? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔iliosacral valve |\ |\




when do you listen to the abdomen for 5 minutes? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔when sound is absent to confirm |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




how do we palpate the abdomen - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- light:
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1-2 cm
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- deep: 5-8 cm (may b bimanual)
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Involuntary rigidity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔protective |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


mechanism that signal inflammation of peritoneum (pain on sit |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


up)


Inspiratory Arrest (Murphy Sign) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Pain as |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


a result of holding fingers under the liver border and pt taking a
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deep breath. |\ |\




Pain = inflammation of gallbladder
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hernia - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Protrusion of an organ through
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the wall of the cavity that normally contains it
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, potential sites of hernias for males - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔inguinal and femoral canal |\ |\ |\




dysuria - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔painful urination
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urinary incontinence - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔inability to control
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urination


neurogenic bladder - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔impairment of
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bladder control due to brain or nerve conduction
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normal urinary output for adult - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔800-
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2000 ml/day|\




Erythema - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔redness of the skin
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Ecchymosis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔bruising (collection of blood
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in subcutaneous tissue)
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Petechiae - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔small, pinpoint hemorrhages
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(capillary bleeding) |\




Cyanosis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔bluish or grayish discoloration
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of the skin
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