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Maryville AHA NURS 612 Exam 3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass HPI questions for chief complaint of abdominal issue - ○Abdominal pain- OLDCARTS ○When did the pain start? ○Where is the pain in your stomach? ○Does the pain radiate to other locations? ○Have experience nausea/vomiting, ...

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HPI questions for chief complaint of abdominal issue - ✔✔○Abdominal pain-

OLDCARTS


○When did the pain start?


○Where is the pain in your stomach?


○Does the pain radiate to other locations?


○Have experience nausea/vomiting, indigestion or increase in belching.


○What medications have you used to treat your symptoms?


○Have you had any diarrhea or constipation?


○Do you have to use laxative frequently?


○What is your regular dietary habits?


inspection of abdomen - ✔✔-Abdominal contour


-Symmetry


-Umbilicus



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,-Skin Color


-Vascularity


-Scars


-Striae


-Lesions or rashes


-Abdominal movement when breathing


-Aortic pulsation


-Have patient raise head while laying down and look for masses hernia or muscle

separation


Abdominal assessment order - ✔✔inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation




Always auscultate prior to percussion and palpation as it can change sound.


Abdomen Auscultation - ✔✔Bowel sounds in all four quadrants- note frequency and

character




listen for friction rubs over liver and spleen




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, listen for bruits over the aortic, renal, illiac and femoral arteries




listen for venous hum around epigastric area above the belly button


Abdominal findings abdomen - ✔✔○Bruits- A swishing sound heard over the aortic,

renal iliac, and femoral arteries, indicating narrowing or aneurysm.




○Pop/Tinkles- High pitch sound suggesting intestinal fluid and air under pressure, as

in early obstruction.




○Rushes- Rushes of high-pitched sounds that coincide with cramping suggests

intestinal obstruction.




○Borborygmi- Increased prolonged gurgles occur with gastroenteritis, early intestinal

obstruction, and hunger.




○Rubs- Grating sounds that vary with respiration. Indicate inflammation of the

peritoneal surface of an organ from tumor, infection, or splenic infarct.




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