Exam 22: Abdomen

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

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

The nurse is watching a new graduate nurse perform auscultation of a patient's abdomen.Which statement by the new graduate shows correct understanding of the reason auscultation precedes percussion and palpation of the abdomen?

During an assessment, the nurse notices that a 6-month-old patient's umbilicus is enlarged and everted.It is positioned midline with no change in skin colour.The nurse recognizes that the patient may have which condition?

The nurse is aware that one change that may occur in the gastrointestinal system of an aging adult is:

During abdominal assessment, the nurse performs deep palpation to screen for:

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 handle bars.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 abdominal assessment, the nurse would consider which of these findings as normal?

The 22-year-old patient informs the nurse she feels bloated and has diarrhea when she drinks milkshakes and eats ice cream.The nurse recognizes this as possible:

The nurse is performing percussion during an abdominal assessment.Percussion notes heard during the abdominal assessment may include:

A patient is suspected of having cholecystitis, or inflammation of the gallbladder.The nurse should conduct which of these techniques to assess for this condition?

The nurse is assessing a 60-year-old male patient with sharp upper abdominal pain.What additional finding during history taking indicates possible peptic ulcer disease?

During assessment of a patient with chronic emphysema, the nurse recognizes that percussing the liver border below the right costal margin:

Just before going home, a new mother asks the nurse about the infant's umbilical cord.Which of these statements by the nurse is correct?

The nurse notices that a patient has black, tarry stools and recognizes that they could indicate:

A 45-year-old man is in the clinic for a physical examination.During the abdominal assessment, the nurse percusses the abdomen and notices an area of dullness above the right costal margin of approximately 11 cm.The nurse should:

A patient is complaining of a sharp pain along the costovertebral angle.The nurse is aware that this symptom is most often indicative of:

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

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

The nurse is listening to bowel sounds.Which of these statements is true of bowel sounds? Bowel sounds: