NURS 6512 Final Exam 3 Walden University 2023
- Costovertebral angle tenderness should be assessed whenever you suspect the patient may
have:
Answer:
- Polynephritis
2. In older adults, overflow fecal incontinence is commonly due to:
Answer:
-Fecal impaction
- A 1 month old boy has been vomiting for 2 weeks. How is this symptom of GERD and pyloric
stenosis further differentiated in this child’s assessment?
Answer:
– The infant has regurgitation with pyloric stenosis
4. Auscultation of borborygmi is associated with:
Answer:
- Gastroenteritis, early intestinal obstruction, or hunger
- When auscultating the abdomen, which finding would indicate collateral circulation between
the portal and systemic venous systems?
Answer: 1 / 3
– Venous hum
- Conversion of fat-soluble wastes to water-soluble material for renal excretion is a function of
the:
Answer:
- Liver
7. The major function of the large intestine is:
Answer:
-Water absorption
- Which structure is located in the hypogastric region of the abdomen?
Answer:
–Ileum, bladder, and pregnant uterus
- A 45 year old man relates a several week history of severe intermittent abdominal burning
sensations. He relates that the pain is relieved with small amounts of food. Before starting the
physical examination, you review his laboratory work, anticipating a (n):
Answer:
-Positive Helicobacter pylori result
- You are caring for a patient with trigeminal neuralgia. During the assessment, the patient
would describe the pain as: 2 / 3
Answer:
- Burning or shocklike
- Your 85 year old patient is complaining of right knee pain. She has a history of osteoarthritis
for which she is given anti-inflammatory medication. To assess her right knee pain, you should
ask her if:
Answer:
- The pain gets better when she sits
- A 5 year old is complaining of nondescriptive “belly pain.” Your next action should be to ask
him to:
Answer:
- Point to the area of pain
13. The perception of pain:
Answer:
- Is variable and is affected by emotions, and cultural background
- Patients presenting with ascites, jaundice, cutaneous spider veins, and nonpalpable liver
exhibit signs of:
Answer:
- Cirrhosis
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