NURS 318 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAMS
3|300+Qs&As|FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY
What quadrant of the abdomen is the stomach located in?
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
What quadrant of the abdomen is the liver located in?
Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
Where is the gallbladder located?
In the RUQ, underneath the liver
What quadrant of the abdomen is the spleen located in?
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
What quadrant of the abdomen is the appendix located in?
Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
,What quadrant of the abdomen is the bladder located in?
Left lower quadrant (LLQ) & right lower quadrant (RLQ)
The bladder may be palpated in lower midline area, this is also called the ______
area
Suprapubic
The costovertebral angle (CVA) is the angle formed by the lower border of 12th
rib & transverse process of upper lumbar vertebrae; this defines the region to
assess for ______ tenderness that is usually with a bad infection
Kidney
What is early satiety?
Getting full after eating a small amount of food
What is dysphagia?
Difficulty swallowing
,What is odynophagia?
Painful swallowing
What is hematemesis?
Vomiting blood; (brownish or black vomitus with coffee ground
appearance or red blood)
What is dysuria?
Difficulty urinating
What is polyuria?
Excessive urination
What is nocturia?
Excessive urination at night (more than 2-3x night)
What is hematuria?
Blood in urine
, What is especially important to ask the patient when obtaining health history of a
patient who is complaining of abdominal pain?
Ask them to point to the site of pain
____ is chronic/recurrent discomfort in upper abdomen that is associated with
fullness after eating, satiety, and epigastric pain or burning
Dyspepsia
_____ is a subjective negative feeling that is uncomfortable, not necessarily
painful
Discomfort
_____ is retrosternal burning pain or discomfort that occurs weekly or more
often; if it occurs more than once a week, it may be GERD
Heartburn
_____ may be associated with atypical respiratory symptoms, such as wheezing,
cough, or chest pain
GERD
3|300+Qs&As|FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY
What quadrant of the abdomen is the stomach located in?
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
What quadrant of the abdomen is the liver located in?
Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
Where is the gallbladder located?
In the RUQ, underneath the liver
What quadrant of the abdomen is the spleen located in?
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
What quadrant of the abdomen is the appendix located in?
Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
,What quadrant of the abdomen is the bladder located in?
Left lower quadrant (LLQ) & right lower quadrant (RLQ)
The bladder may be palpated in lower midline area, this is also called the ______
area
Suprapubic
The costovertebral angle (CVA) is the angle formed by the lower border of 12th
rib & transverse process of upper lumbar vertebrae; this defines the region to
assess for ______ tenderness that is usually with a bad infection
Kidney
What is early satiety?
Getting full after eating a small amount of food
What is dysphagia?
Difficulty swallowing
,What is odynophagia?
Painful swallowing
What is hematemesis?
Vomiting blood; (brownish or black vomitus with coffee ground
appearance or red blood)
What is dysuria?
Difficulty urinating
What is polyuria?
Excessive urination
What is nocturia?
Excessive urination at night (more than 2-3x night)
What is hematuria?
Blood in urine
, What is especially important to ask the patient when obtaining health history of a
patient who is complaining of abdominal pain?
Ask them to point to the site of pain
____ is chronic/recurrent discomfort in upper abdomen that is associated with
fullness after eating, satiety, and epigastric pain or burning
Dyspepsia
_____ is a subjective negative feeling that is uncomfortable, not necessarily
painful
Discomfort
_____ is retrosternal burning pain or discomfort that occurs weekly or more
often; if it occurs more than once a week, it may be GERD
Heartburn
_____ may be associated with atypical respiratory symptoms, such as wheezing,
cough, or chest pain
GERD
