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NSG-316 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS
tonsil grading scale - correct-answer - 1+: visible
2+: halfway b/n tonsillar pillars and uvula
3+: touching uvula
4+: touching each other
(1-2 in healthy people)
normal contour of abdomen - correct-answer - flat or rounded
contour of the abdomen describes - correct-answer - nutritional state
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how to auscultate bowel sounds - correct-answer - use diaphragm of stethoscope,
hold lightly against skin, begin in RLQ
how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine bowel sounds
are completely absent - correct-answer - 5 minutes
how to auscultate vascular sounds - correct-answer - use the bell of the
stethoscope, use firmer pressure over the arteries
is there usually tenderness when palpating the sigmoid colon - correct-answer -
yes
what can make organs enlarged - correct-answer - trauma, injury, distention,
infection
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abnormal findings in GI/GU system - correct-answer - -thrills and bruits
-obesity
-ascites
-cysts
-tumor
-hypo/hyperactive bowel sounds
ethnic differences in the lips - correct-answer - black people may have blue lips
and a dark line on the gingival margin
GI system changes in the aging adult - correct-answer - -salivation decreases
-dec sense of taste
-delayed esophageal emptying and gastric acid secretion
-dec liver size (normal liver functions)
-dec drug metabolism
-frequent constipation
NSG-316 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS
tonsil grading scale - correct-answer - 1+: visible
2+: halfway b/n tonsillar pillars and uvula
3+: touching uvula
4+: touching each other
(1-2 in healthy people)
normal contour of abdomen - correct-answer - flat or rounded
contour of the abdomen describes - correct-answer - nutritional state
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how to auscultate bowel sounds - correct-answer - use diaphragm of stethoscope,
hold lightly against skin, begin in RLQ
how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine bowel sounds
are completely absent - correct-answer - 5 minutes
how to auscultate vascular sounds - correct-answer - use the bell of the
stethoscope, use firmer pressure over the arteries
is there usually tenderness when palpating the sigmoid colon - correct-answer -
yes
what can make organs enlarged - correct-answer - trauma, injury, distention,
infection
, 3|Page
abnormal findings in GI/GU system - correct-answer - -thrills and bruits
-obesity
-ascites
-cysts
-tumor
-hypo/hyperactive bowel sounds
ethnic differences in the lips - correct-answer - black people may have blue lips
and a dark line on the gingival margin
GI system changes in the aging adult - correct-answer - -salivation decreases
-dec sense of taste
-delayed esophageal emptying and gastric acid secretion
-dec liver size (normal liver functions)
-dec drug metabolism
-frequent constipation
