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NURSE WISEMAN 2026/2027 MEDICINE
,Nurs 251 exam 3 Nurse Practitioners
Review Exam (Latest 2026/ 2027
Update) 100% Verified Questions &
Answers | Grade A+
Gl changes in older adults - ✅✅- salivation decreases:
dry mouth and decreased sense of taste
- esophageal emptying
- gastric acid secretion decreases
- the incidence of gallstones increases
- liver size decreases by 25% between the ages of 20 and
70 years
- frequently repost constipation
Nutrient deficiencies and assessment findings - ✅✅-
marasmus (protein-calorie malnutrition): starved
appearance
- kwashiorkor (protein malnutrition): well-nourished
appearance, edematous
- bitot spots: foamy plaques of the cornea and vitamin A
deficiency
- rickets: vitamin D and calcium deficiencies
- scorbutic gums: deficiency of vitamin C
, Assessment techniques/tests for gall bladder and
appendicitis - ✅✅- Rebound tenderness: when a
person reports abdominal pain (response: no pain on
release of pressure)
- Inspiratory arrest (Murphy sign): pain occurs in the
inflammation of the gallbladder (response: complete
deep breath without pain)
- McBurrney point tenderness: draw a straight line from
the anterior superior iliac process of the ileum to the
umbilicus.
Hepatomegaly - ✅✅enlargement of the liver
Waist circumference - ✅✅- a numerical measurement
of the waist
- Risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic
syndrome
> 35 inches in women
> 40 inches in men
Dysphagia - ✅✅difficulty swallowing
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NURSE WISEMAN 2026/2027 MEDICINE
,Nurs 251 exam 3 Nurse Practitioners
Review Exam (Latest 2026/ 2027
Update) 100% Verified Questions &
Answers | Grade A+
Gl changes in older adults - ✅✅- salivation decreases:
dry mouth and decreased sense of taste
- esophageal emptying
- gastric acid secretion decreases
- the incidence of gallstones increases
- liver size decreases by 25% between the ages of 20 and
70 years
- frequently repost constipation
Nutrient deficiencies and assessment findings - ✅✅-
marasmus (protein-calorie malnutrition): starved
appearance
- kwashiorkor (protein malnutrition): well-nourished
appearance, edematous
- bitot spots: foamy plaques of the cornea and vitamin A
deficiency
- rickets: vitamin D and calcium deficiencies
- scorbutic gums: deficiency of vitamin C
, Assessment techniques/tests for gall bladder and
appendicitis - ✅✅- Rebound tenderness: when a
person reports abdominal pain (response: no pain on
release of pressure)
- Inspiratory arrest (Murphy sign): pain occurs in the
inflammation of the gallbladder (response: complete
deep breath without pain)
- McBurrney point tenderness: draw a straight line from
the anterior superior iliac process of the ileum to the
umbilicus.
Hepatomegaly - ✅✅enlargement of the liver
Waist circumference - ✅✅- a numerical measurement
of the waist
- Risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic
syndrome
> 35 inches in women
> 40 inches in men
Dysphagia - ✅✅difficulty swallowing
