Exam 21: Abdomen

The nurse notices that a patient has had a black,tarry stool and recalls that a possible cause would be:

The nurse is assessing a patient for possible peptic ulcer disease and knows that which condition often causes this problem?

A 22-year-old man comes to the clinic for an examination after falling off his motorcycle and landing on his left side on the handlebars.The nurse suspects that he may have injured his spleen.Which of these statements is true regarding assessment of the spleen in this situation?

During an assessment the nurse notices that a patient's umbilicus is enlarged and everted.It is midline,and there is no change in skin color.The nurse recognizes that the patient may have which condition?

An older patient has been diagnosed with pernicious anemia.The nurse knows that this condition could be related to:

Which structure is located in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen?

A patient has hypoactive bowel sounds.The nurse knows that a potential cause of hypoactive bowel sounds is:

The nurse is assessing the abdomen of a pregnant woman who is complaining of having "acid indigestion" all the time.The nurse knows that esophageal reflux during pregnancy can cause:

During an assessment of a newborn infant,the nurse recalls that pyloric stenosis would be manifested by:

Which of these percussion findings would the nurse expect to find in a patient with a large amount of ascites?

A patient is having difficulty in swallowing medications and food.The nurse would document that this patient has:

During an abdominal assessment,the nurse is unable to hear bowel sounds in a patient's abdomen.Before reporting this finding as "silent bowel sounds" the nurse should listen for at least:

A 40-year-old man states that his physician told him that he has a hernia.He asks the nurse to explain what a hernia is.Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

During an abdominal assessment,the nurse tests for a fluid wave.A positive fluid wave test occurs with:

The nurse is percussing the seventh right intercostal space at the midclavicular line over the liver.Which sound should the nurse expect to hear?

When palpating the abdomen of a 20-year-old patient,the nurse notices the presence of tenderness in the left upper quadrant with deep palpation.Which of these structures is most likely to be involved?

The nurse is assessing the abdomen of an aging adult.Which of these statements regarding the aging adult and abdominal assessment is true?

During an abdominal assessment,the nurse would consider which of these findings as normal?

A nurse notices that a patient has ascites,which indicates the presence of:

To detect diastasis recti,the nurse should have the patient perform which of these maneuvers?