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NUR 1600 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) TERMINOLOGY | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS INCLUDED
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NUR 1600 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) TERMINOLOGY | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS INCLUDED
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NUR 1600 Terminology1. Abdominal Distention
Answer
Occurs when substances, such as air (gas) or fluid, accumulate in the abdomen causing its
outward expansion beyond the normal girth of the stomach and waist
Can be caused by the seven F's
Fat, Fetus, Fluid, Flatulence (gas), Feces, Fibroid tumor, or Fatal tumor
2. Ascites
Answer
accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
3. Bruit
Answer
Audible murmur (blowing sound) heard when auscultating over a peripheral vessel or organ
4. Diverticulitis
Answer
Inflammation of the diverticula (herniations through the muscular wall in the colon)
5. gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Answer
Flow of gastric secretions into the esophagus
6. Hiatal hernia
Answer
A protrusion of the stomach through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm into the
mediastinal cavity
7. jaundice
, Answer
a yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membrane, and sclera
8. left lower quadrant (LLQ)
Answer
a term that refers to the portion of the abdomen below and to the left of the umbilicus
9. Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)
Answer
A term that refers to the portion of the abdomen above and to the left of the umbilicus
10. Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)
Answer
A term that refers to the portion of the abdomen above and to the right of the umbilicus
11. Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)
Answer
A term that refers to the portion of the abdomen below and to the right of the umbilicus
12. Peptic ulcer
Answer
An ulcer occurring in the lower end of the esophagus, in the stomach, or in the duodenum
13. Peritoneum
Answer
the abdominal lining
14. Rebound tenderness
Answer
sign of inflammation in the peritoneum in which pain is elicited by a sudden withdrawal of a
hand pressing on the abdomen
15. Tympany
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