Health Assessment
GI-GU Exam
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Denning [Date] [Course title]
, When the spleen enlarges, the nurse would not be surprised to percuss dullness over the stomach. T/F -
Answer: True
You are assessing a patient for acute cholecystitis, what sign would you assess for?
A.) Murphy sign
B.) Obstripation sign
C.) Cutaneous hyperesthesia
D.) Psoas sign - Answer: Murphy sign
The client presents at the clinic with a chief complaint of pain in her upper abdomen. On assessment the
nurse notes that the client has recurrent pain, more than two times weekly, in her upper abdomen, and
that this recurrent pain started 2 months ago. What term should the nurse use for this type of pain?
A.) Dysepsia
B.) Dysphagia
C.) Odynophagia
D.) Discomfort - Answer: Dysepsia
Rovsing's sign is a test of referred rebound tenderness in appendicitis. T/F - Answer: True
During an assessment, the patient describes vomiting moderate amounts that "smell like poop" the
nurse might suspect
A.) Gastric Varices
B.) Irritable bowel syndrome
C.) Small bowel obstruction
D.)Hypercalcemia - Answer: Small bowel obstruction
A client presents at the clinic with a chief complaint of "indigestion" the patient tells the nurse it usually
happens after I do things like mowing the lawn or doing other yard work. What should the nurse
suspect?
A.) Ulcer disease
B.) Angina
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