NR 304 Chapter 22 Abdomen Exam Review Questions With Correct Actual Questions And Correctly Well Defined Answers.
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NR304
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NR304
The nurse is percussing the seventh right intercostal space at the midclavicular line over the liver. Which
sound should the nurse expect to hear?
a. Dullness
b. Tympany
c. Resonance
d. Hyperresonance - correct answer Dullness
Which structure is located ...
A 22-year-old man comes to the clinic for an examination after falling off his motorcycle and landing on
his left side on the handle bars. The nurse suspects that he may have injured his spleen. Which of these
statements is true regarding assessment of the spleen in this situation?
a. The spleen can be enlarged as a result of trauma.
b. The spleen is normally felt on routine palpation.
c. If an enlarged spleen is noted, then the nurse should thoroughly palpate to determine its size.
d. An enlarged spleen should not be palpated because it can easily rupture. - correct answer
An enlarged spleen should not be palpated because it can easily rupture.
A patients abdomen is bulging and stretched in appearance. The nurse should describe this finding as:
a. Obese.
b. Herniated.
c. Scaphoid.
d. Protuberant. - correct answer Protuberant.
The nurse is describing a scaphoid abdomen. To the horizontal plane, a scaphoid contour of the
abdomen
depicts a ______ profile.
a. Flat
b. Convex
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