Health Assessment Jarvis Chapter 21:
Abdomen Exam 2024-2025 Questions
And Answers Latest Update
Which sound is normal to elicit when percussing in the seventh right intercostal
space at the midclavicular line over the liver?
1.
Dullness
2.
Tympany
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,3.
Resonance
4.
Hyperresonance - ANS: 1
The liver is located in the right upper quadrant and would elicit a dull percussion
note.
Which structure is located in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen?
1.
Liver
2.
Duodenum
3.
Gallbladder
4.
Sigmoid colon - ANS: 4
The sigmoid colon is located in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen.
A patient is having difficulty in swallowing medications and food. The nurse would
document that this patient has:
1.
aphasia.
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, 2.
dysphasia.
3.
dysphagia.
4.
myophagia. - ANS: 3
Dysphagia is a condition that occurs with disorders of the throat or esophagus
and results in difficulty swallowing.
The nurse suspects that a patient has a distended bladder. How should the nurse
assess for this condition?
1.
Percuss and palpate in the lumbar region.
2.
Inspect and palpate in the epigastric region.
3.
Auscultate and percuss in the inguinal region.
4.
Percuss and palpate the midline area above the suprapubic bone. - ANS: 4
Dull percussion sounds would be elicited over a distended bladder, and the
*hypogastric area* would seem firm to palpation.
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