Exam 22: Abdomen

The nurse is describing a scaphoid abdomen.To the horizontal plane, a scaphoid contour of the abdomen depicts a __________ profile.

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:

To detect diastasis recti, the nurse should ask the patient to perform which of these manoeuvres?

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

During inspection of a 52-year-old patient, the nurse notes that the patient's abdomen is bulging and stretched with dullness percussed to the left lower quadrant.The nurse will document that the patient:

The physician comments that a patient has abdominal borborygmi.The nurse knows that this term refers to:

A 40-year-old man states that his physician diagnosed him with 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:

When palpating the abdomen of a 20-year-old patient who was injured in a motor vehicle accident, 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?

During an abdominal assessment, the nurse elicits tenderness on light palpation in the right lower quadrant.The nurse interprets that this finding could indicate a disorder of which of these structures?

While examining a patient, the nurse observes abdominal pulsations between the xiphoid process and umbilicus.The nurse would suspect that these are:

During abdominal assessment of an adult patient, the nurse auscultates a bruit in the upper abdomen area just left of the midline.The nurse will:

When percussing the left lower quadrant of the abdomen, the nurse elicits a drumlike sound normal for the:

The nurse suspects that a patient has appendicitis.Which of these procedures are appropriate for use when assessing for appendicitis or a perforated appendix? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is preparing to examine a patient who has been complaining of right lower quadrant pain.Which technique is correct during the assessment? The nurse should:

During the health history, the patient tells the nurse, "I have pain all the time in my stomach.It's worse 2 hours after I eat, but it gets better if I eat again!" On the basis of these symptoms, the nurse suspects that the patient has which condition?

The nurse suspects that a patient has a distended bladder.How should the nurse assess for this condition?

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

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

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: