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NSG-316 Final Exam/79 Questions and Answers
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NSG-316 Final Exam/79 Questionsand Answers
tonsil grading scale - -1+: visible
2+: halfway b/n tonsillar pillars and uvula
3+: touching uvula
4+: touching each other
(1-2 in healthy people)
-normal contour of abdomen - -flat or rounded
-contour of the abdomen describes - -nutritional state
-how to auscultate bowel sounds - -use diaphragm of stethoscope, hold
lightly against skin, begin in RLQ
-how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine bowel
sounds are completely absent - -5 minutes
-how to auscultate vascular sounds - -use the bell of the stethoscope, use
firmer pressure over the arteries
-is there usually tenderness when palpating the sigmoid colon - -yes
-what can make organs enlarged - -trauma, injury, distention, infection
-abnormal findings in GI/GU system - --thrills and bruits
-obesity
-ascites
-cysts
-tumor
-hypo/hyperactive bowel sounds
-ethnic differences in the lips - -black people may have blue lips and a dark
line on the gingival margin
-GI system changes in the aging adult - --salivation decreases
-dec sense of taste
-delayed esophageal emptying and gastric acid secretion
-dec liver size (normal liver functions)
-dec drug metabolism
-frequent constipation
-borborygmus - -hyperactive bowel sounds
, -melena can be caused by - -taking iron meds
-bright red blood in the stool may be due to - -hemorrhoids
-developmental changes in men - --testosterone decreases
-pubic hair and penis size dec
-testes dec in size/less firm
-2 main causes of end stage renal disease - -HTN and diabetes
-true incontinence - -loss of urine without warning
-urgency incontinence - -sudden loss of urine, strong sensation and urge
-joints - -Areas where two or more bones join together
-flexion - -bending a joint
-extension - -Straightening of a joint
-abduction - -Movement away from the midline of the body
-adduction - -Movement toward the midline of the body
-pronation - -turning the palm downward
-supination - -movement that turns the palm up
-circumduction - -moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder
-inversion - -moves the sole of the foot inward
-eversion - -turning the sole of the foot outward
-rotation - -moving the head around a central axis
-protraction - -Moving a part forward
-retraction - -moving a part backward
-elevation - -raising a body part
-depression - -lowering a body part
-where can the spinous processes of C7 and T1 be found - -at base of neck
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