Ha Exam 3- Gastrointestinal
While performing an abdominal assessment, where does the nurse expect to find the liver?
-Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)
-Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)
-Right lower Quadrant (RLQ)
-Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ) - ANSWERRight Upper Quadrant (RUQ)
What is the correct sequence of steps for assessing a patient's abdomen?
-Palpation, percussion, inspection, auscultation
-auscultation, inspection, percussion, palpation
-inspection, percussion, palpation, auscultation
-inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation - ANSWERinspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
What is a common gastrointestinal problem that older adults experience more frequently as they age?
-increased peristalsis
-increased liver enzymes
-excess lipase production
-decreased hydrochloric acid - ANSWERdecreased hydrochloric acid
When a patient has gastroenteritis, what type of sound is heard during auscultation of the abdomen?
-loud, gurgling sounds
-swift swishing sounds
-high-pitched musical sounds
-low-pitched thud-like sounds - ANSWERloud, gurgling sounds
In assessing the abdomen, a sound of dullness is expected to be assessed over which organ?
-liver
, -bladder
-stomach
-intestines - ANSWERliver
The nurse is assessing the abdomen of a 40-year-old patient who reports acute tenderness and pain I the right
upper quadrant (RUQ). What organ does the nurse consider as a plausible origin?
-liver
-spleen
-stomach
-sigmoid colon - ANSWERliver
Which gastrointestinal secretion influences vitamin B12 absorption?
-amylase
-pepsinogen
-intrinsic factor
-chymotrypsin - ANSWERintrinsic factor
When palpating the right upper quadrant (RUQ) of the abdomen, what is the nurse assessing?
-liver
-stomach
-appendix
-sigmoid colon - ANSWERliver
A patient reports pain in the right upper quadrant (RUQ) after a high-fat meal. Which organ does the nurse
expect to be affected?
-Spleen
-Stomach
-Appendix
-Gallbladder - ANSWERGallbladder
the nurse is osculating the abdomen of a patient. What would be a normal finding with this assessment?
While performing an abdominal assessment, where does the nurse expect to find the liver?
-Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)
-Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)
-Right lower Quadrant (RLQ)
-Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ) - ANSWERRight Upper Quadrant (RUQ)
What is the correct sequence of steps for assessing a patient's abdomen?
-Palpation, percussion, inspection, auscultation
-auscultation, inspection, percussion, palpation
-inspection, percussion, palpation, auscultation
-inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation - ANSWERinspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
What is a common gastrointestinal problem that older adults experience more frequently as they age?
-increased peristalsis
-increased liver enzymes
-excess lipase production
-decreased hydrochloric acid - ANSWERdecreased hydrochloric acid
When a patient has gastroenteritis, what type of sound is heard during auscultation of the abdomen?
-loud, gurgling sounds
-swift swishing sounds
-high-pitched musical sounds
-low-pitched thud-like sounds - ANSWERloud, gurgling sounds
In assessing the abdomen, a sound of dullness is expected to be assessed over which organ?
-liver
, -bladder
-stomach
-intestines - ANSWERliver
The nurse is assessing the abdomen of a 40-year-old patient who reports acute tenderness and pain I the right
upper quadrant (RUQ). What organ does the nurse consider as a plausible origin?
-liver
-spleen
-stomach
-sigmoid colon - ANSWERliver
Which gastrointestinal secretion influences vitamin B12 absorption?
-amylase
-pepsinogen
-intrinsic factor
-chymotrypsin - ANSWERintrinsic factor
When palpating the right upper quadrant (RUQ) of the abdomen, what is the nurse assessing?
-liver
-stomach
-appendix
-sigmoid colon - ANSWERliver
A patient reports pain in the right upper quadrant (RUQ) after a high-fat meal. Which organ does the nurse
expect to be affected?
-Spleen
-Stomach
-Appendix
-Gallbladder - ANSWERGallbladder
the nurse is osculating the abdomen of a patient. What would be a normal finding with this assessment?
