age 1 of 20
NURS 6001 EXAM 1 PREP 2025/2026 ACCURATE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS
WITH RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION> William Paterson University
Solid Organs ......ANSWER........maintain their shape: liver, spleen,
kidney, pancreas, ovaries
Hollow Organs ......ANSWER........the shape depends on contents:
stomach, gallbladder, intestines, bladder, uterus
Neoplasm of esophagus/stomach odor ......ANSWER........severe
bad breath
Peptic ulcers odor ......ANSWER........acid breath
Hepatic failure odor ......ANSWER........sickly sweet odor
,age 2 of 20
Esophageal diverticulum odor ......ANSWER........odor of decay
Severe bowel obstruction odor ......ANSWER........odor of feces
Cirrhosis with portal shunting odor ......ANSWER........odor of
rotten eggs and garlic
increased lunula size ......ANSWER........indicates hyperthyroid,
leprosy, and scleroderma
Normal bowel sounds for small intestine ......ANSWER........high-
pitched, gurgling
Normal bowel sounds for colon ......ANSWER........low-pitched,
rumbling
Liver percussion ......ANSWER........begins at abdomen just below
the umbilicus at the right midclavicular line, percuss upward until
dullness is heard
, age 3 of 20
Spleen percussion ......ANSWER........lie supine, breathe normally,
percuss in the lowest intercostal space in the left anterior axillary
line, beginning at an area of lung resonance
may be heard from 6-10th ribs, normal percussion sounds can
be either resonance or tympanic
Bladder percussion ......ANSWER........percussion of the
suprapubic area can detect dullness, 400-600ml in bladder
before dullness heard
Fluid Wave Test ......ANSWER........with the patient's hand placed
vertically in the middle of abdomen, place your hands on each
side of the patient's abdomen and tap one side while palpating
the other side
NURS 6001 EXAM 1 PREP 2025/2026 ACCURATE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS
WITH RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION> William Paterson University
Solid Organs ......ANSWER........maintain their shape: liver, spleen,
kidney, pancreas, ovaries
Hollow Organs ......ANSWER........the shape depends on contents:
stomach, gallbladder, intestines, bladder, uterus
Neoplasm of esophagus/stomach odor ......ANSWER........severe
bad breath
Peptic ulcers odor ......ANSWER........acid breath
Hepatic failure odor ......ANSWER........sickly sweet odor
,age 2 of 20
Esophageal diverticulum odor ......ANSWER........odor of decay
Severe bowel obstruction odor ......ANSWER........odor of feces
Cirrhosis with portal shunting odor ......ANSWER........odor of
rotten eggs and garlic
increased lunula size ......ANSWER........indicates hyperthyroid,
leprosy, and scleroderma
Normal bowel sounds for small intestine ......ANSWER........high-
pitched, gurgling
Normal bowel sounds for colon ......ANSWER........low-pitched,
rumbling
Liver percussion ......ANSWER........begins at abdomen just below
the umbilicus at the right midclavicular line, percuss upward until
dullness is heard
, age 3 of 20
Spleen percussion ......ANSWER........lie supine, breathe normally,
percuss in the lowest intercostal space in the left anterior axillary
line, beginning at an area of lung resonance
may be heard from 6-10th ribs, normal percussion sounds can
be either resonance or tympanic
Bladder percussion ......ANSWER........percussion of the
suprapubic area can detect dullness, 400-600ml in bladder
before dullness heard
Fluid Wave Test ......ANSWER........with the patient's hand placed
vertically in the middle of abdomen, place your hands on each
side of the patient's abdomen and tap one side while palpating
the other side
