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Nurs 285 Physical Assessment - Material from week 7-
11 Questions with Complete Solutions
(1) ABDOMINAL ASSESSMENT - Chapter 38 Correct Answer-


What is the basic underlying anatomy in the abdomen?


--- What is where? Correct Answer-The four abdominal quadrants:


(1) right upper quadrant: liver, gallbladder, some pancreas, right kidney,
transverse colon


(2) left upper quadrant: stomach, spleen, main pancreas, left kidney,


(3) right lower quadrant: appendix, ascending colon


(4) left lower quadrant: sigmoid colon & descending colon


How would you assess a distended abdomen?


--- "distended: abnormally swollen outward" Correct Answer-Determine
if it's from: fat, fluid, or full bladder, feces, flatus, false pregnancy, or
fatal tumor

,- inspect for discoloration, uneven
- auscultate for bowel sounds or absence of
- palpate for tenderness, pain, warmth, solid
- percuss to see if tympanic or solid


What is the order of assessing the abdomen? Correct Answer-1. Inspect
2. Auscultate
3. Palpate
4. Percuss


Causes of abdominal distention Correct Answer-ascites: fluid in
abdomen


arteries in the abdomen Correct Answer-abdominal aorta, renal, femoral,
ileum


Interpreting bowel sounds:


1. What does hypo mean?
2. what does absent mean?
3. what does hyper mean? Correct Answer-1. hypo: decreased bowel
movement, can indicate digestive issues


2. absent: need to listen to for 5 full minutes

, 3. hyper: borborygmus (rumbling)


BMI (body mass index)


--- six categories Correct Answer-Categories:


1. underweight < 18.5
2. normal < 18.5-24.5
3. overweight < 25-29.5
4. obesity 1 < 30.0- 34.9
5. obesity 2 <35.0-39.9
6. extreme obesity >40


Recognizing abdominal/nutritional assessment labs
(there are 5) Correct Answer-1. complete blood count
2. lipid panel/lipoprotein
3. renal function studies
4. serum proteins
5. glycohemoglobin (hgb A1C)


lipid panel includes: Correct Answer-- Total Cholesterol
- Triglycerides

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