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Pass NSG 3160 Exam 4 with this complete guide covering abdominal assessment, musculoskeletal system, aging adult changes, ROM testing, genitalia assessment, and ADL scales.

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NSG 3160 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ GET IT 100% ACCURATE


A disability can affect what? - correct answer- How a
person sees themselves


Abdomen assessment must be performed in what order? -
correct answer- Inspection, auscultation, percussion,
palpation


Abdominal distinction ascites - correct answer- Fluid
buildup in peritoneal spacing. Measure abdominal girth and
measure on daily basis to see if it's decreasing or increasing


Abduction - correct answer- Movement away from the
midline of the body


Adduction - correct answer- Movement toward the
midline of the body


Adipose tissue sound - correct answer- Dullness

,Aging adult GI - correct answer- Decrease in salivation,
decrease in gastric acid production, issues with anemia,
malabsorption of calcium, gallstones, liver size decreases (issues
with metabolism), constipation


Aging adults signs with musculoskeletal system. - correct
answer- Osteoporosis, shortening of vertebra column due
to loss of water, thinning of intervertebral discs, higher risk of
bony prominences, decreased physical activity


aging woman - correct answer- Menopause: ovaries stop
producing progesterone and estrogen, uterus shrinks in size,
vagina becomes shorter, narrow and less elastic, decreased
vaginal secretions, should still have desire for intercourse


ankylosis - correct answer- stiffness of a joint


Are 1 cm yellowish nodules normal for males - correct
answer- Yes


Are synovial membranes palpable? - correct answer- No

, Arterial bruit - correct answer- Vascular bell. Soft
swishing blowing blood turbulence


atrophy - correct answer- Muscles decrease in size from
not using them


ballotlement - correct answer- Large amount of fluid in
knee. Supine. Stroke upward on patellar pouch. No fluid is
normal.


benign prostatic hyperplasia - correct answer- Enlarged
prostate. Not cancerous. Tamsulosin treats it. Can cause UTI
because enlarged prostate blocks urethra


Black stool - correct answer- Melena, high diet in iron
(upper GI bleed and tarry), laxatives, stool softeners


blood in stool - correct answer- Lower Gi bleed, black
vommiting


borborygmus - correct answer- Stomach growling

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