Maryville AHA NURS 612 Exam 3 Q & As
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HPI questions for chief complaint of abdominal issue -
Correct Answers ✅○Abdominal pain-OLDCARTS
○When did the pain start?
○Where is the pain in your stomach?
○Does the pain radiate to other locations?
○Have experience nausea/vomiting, indigestion or increase
in belching.
○What medications have you used to treat your symptoms?
○Have you had any diarrhea or constipation?
○Do you have to use laxative frequently?
○What is your regular dietary habits?
inspection of abdomen - Correct Answers ✅-Abdominal
contour
-Symmetry
-Umbilicus
-Skin Color
-Vascularity
-Scars
-Striae
-Lesions or rashes
-Abdominal movement when breathing
-Aortic pulsation
,Maryville AHA NURS 612 Exam 3 Q & As
(Verified Answers) 2026
-Have patient raise head while laying down and look for
masses hernia or muscle separation
Abdominal assessment order - Correct Answers
✅inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
Always auscultate prior to percussion and palpation as it can
change sound.
Abdomen Auscultation - Correct Answers ✅Bowel sounds
in all four quadrants- note frequency and character
listen for friction rubs over liver and spleen
listen for bruits over the aortic, renal, illiac and femoral
arteries
listen for venous hum around epigastric area above the belly
button
Abdominal findings abdomen - Correct Answers ✅○Bruits-
A swishing sound heard over the aortic, renal iliac, and
femoral arteries, indicating narrowing or aneurysm.
, Maryville AHA NURS 612 Exam 3 Q & As
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○Pop/Tinkles- High pitch sound suggesting intestinal fluid and
air under pressure, as in early obstruction.
○Rushes- Rushes of high-pitched sounds that coincide with
cramping suggests intestinal obstruction.
○Borborygmi- Increased prolonged gurgles occur with
gastroenteritis, early intestinal obstruction, and hunger.
○Rubs- Grating sounds that vary with respiration. Indicate
inflammation of the peritoneal surface of an organ from
tumor, infection, or splenic infarct.
○Venous Hum- A soft humming noise often heard in hepatic
cirrhosis that is caused by increased collateral circulation
between portal and systemic venous system.
○Succussion splash- A splashing noise produced by shaking
the body when there is both gas and fluid in a cavity or free
air in the peritoneum or thorax.
○Decreased/absent bowel sounds- Occurs with peritonitis or
paralytic ileus.
How to percuss to estimate the liver span - Correct Answers
✅o First, determine the lower border of the liver by
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HPI questions for chief complaint of abdominal issue -
Correct Answers ✅○Abdominal pain-OLDCARTS
○When did the pain start?
○Where is the pain in your stomach?
○Does the pain radiate to other locations?
○Have experience nausea/vomiting, indigestion or increase
in belching.
○What medications have you used to treat your symptoms?
○Have you had any diarrhea or constipation?
○Do you have to use laxative frequently?
○What is your regular dietary habits?
inspection of abdomen - Correct Answers ✅-Abdominal
contour
-Symmetry
-Umbilicus
-Skin Color
-Vascularity
-Scars
-Striae
-Lesions or rashes
-Abdominal movement when breathing
-Aortic pulsation
,Maryville AHA NURS 612 Exam 3 Q & As
(Verified Answers) 2026
-Have patient raise head while laying down and look for
masses hernia or muscle separation
Abdominal assessment order - Correct Answers
✅inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
Always auscultate prior to percussion and palpation as it can
change sound.
Abdomen Auscultation - Correct Answers ✅Bowel sounds
in all four quadrants- note frequency and character
listen for friction rubs over liver and spleen
listen for bruits over the aortic, renal, illiac and femoral
arteries
listen for venous hum around epigastric area above the belly
button
Abdominal findings abdomen - Correct Answers ✅○Bruits-
A swishing sound heard over the aortic, renal iliac, and
femoral arteries, indicating narrowing or aneurysm.
, Maryville AHA NURS 612 Exam 3 Q & As
(Verified Answers) 2026
○Pop/Tinkles- High pitch sound suggesting intestinal fluid and
air under pressure, as in early obstruction.
○Rushes- Rushes of high-pitched sounds that coincide with
cramping suggests intestinal obstruction.
○Borborygmi- Increased prolonged gurgles occur with
gastroenteritis, early intestinal obstruction, and hunger.
○Rubs- Grating sounds that vary with respiration. Indicate
inflammation of the peritoneal surface of an organ from
tumor, infection, or splenic infarct.
○Venous Hum- A soft humming noise often heard in hepatic
cirrhosis that is caused by increased collateral circulation
between portal and systemic venous system.
○Succussion splash- A splashing noise produced by shaking
the body when there is both gas and fluid in a cavity or free
air in the peritoneum or thorax.
○Decreased/absent bowel sounds- Occurs with peritonitis or
paralytic ileus.
How to percuss to estimate the liver span - Correct Answers
✅o First, determine the lower border of the liver by
