NURS 315/NURS 315/NURS 315 Test #4 Questions and Answers All correctly solved

A 22-year-old man comes to the clinic for an examination after falling off his motorcycle and landing on his left side on the handlebars. The nurse suspects that he may have injured his spleen. Which of the following is true regarding assessment of the spleen in this situation? The spleen can be palpated under the right costal margin. The spleen is normally felt upon routine palpation. If an enlarged spleen is noted, palpate thoroughly to determine size. An enlarged spleen should not be palpated because it can rupture easily. Question 3 1 / 1 pts While examining a patient, the nurse observes a barely visible abdominal pulsation between the xiphoid and umbilicus. The nurse would suspect that these are: pulsations of the renal arteries. pulsations of the inferior vena cava. normal abdominal aortic pulsations. increased peristalsis from a bowel obstruction. Question 4 1 / 1 pts The main reason auscultation precedes percussion and palpation of the abdomen is to: allow the patient more time to relax and therefore be more comfortable with the physical examination. determine areas of tenderness before using percussion and palpation. prevent distortion of bowel sounds that might occur after percussion and palpation. prevent distortion of vascular sounds such as bruits and hums that might occur after percussion and palpation. Question 5 1 / 1 pts The physician comments that a patient has abdominal “borborygmi.” The nurse knows that this term refers to: