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The nurse is percussing the seventh right intercostal space at the midclavicular line over the liver. Which sound should the nurse expect to hear? a. Dullness b. Tympany c. Resonance d. Hyperresonance - correct answer Dullness Which structure is located ...

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The nurse is percussing the seventh right intercostal space at the midclavicular line over the liver. Which

sound should the nurse expect to hear?

a. Dullness

b. Tympany

c. Resonance

d. Hyperresonance - correct answer Dullness



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

a. Liver

b. Duodenum

c. Gallbladder

d. Sigmoid colon - correct answer Sigmoid colon



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

has:

a. Aphasia.

b. Dysphasia.

c. Dysphagia.

d. Anorexia. - correct answer Dysphagia.



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

a. Percuss and palpate in the lumbar region.

b. Inspect and palpate in the epigastric region.

, c. Auscultate and percuss in the inguinal region.

d. Percuss and palpate the midline area above the suprapubic bone - correct answer
Percuss and palpate the midline area above the suprapubic bone



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

a. Increased salivation.

b. Increased liver size.

c. Increased esophageal emptying.

d. Decreased gastric acid secretion - correct answer Decreased gastric acid
secretion.



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?

a. The spleen can be enlarged as a result of trauma.

b. The spleen is normally felt on routine palpation.

c. If an enlarged spleen is noted, then the nurse should thoroughly palpate to determine its size.

d. An enlarged spleen should not be palpated because it can easily rupture. - correct answer
An enlarged spleen should not be palpated because it can easily rupture.



A patients abdomen is bulging and stretched in appearance. The nurse should describe this finding as:

a. Obese.

b. Herniated.

c. Scaphoid.

d. Protuberant. - correct answer Protuberant.



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

depicts a ______ profile.

a. Flat

b. Convex

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