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NR 224 EXAM 2 /NR224 FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS EXAM 2 LATEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
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A female patient has striae on the abdomen. Which color
indicates long-standing striae?
a. pink
b. blue
c. purple-blue
d. silvery white - ANSWER-d
Auscultating the abdomen is begun in the right lower quadrant
(RLQ) because:
a. bowel sounds are always normally present here
b. peristalsis through the descending colon is usually active
c. this is the location of the pyloric sphincter
d. vascular sounds are best heard in this area - ANSWER-a
A dull percussion note forward of the left midaxillary line is:
a. normal; an expected finding during splenic percussion
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b. expected between the 8th and 12th ribs
c. found if the examination follows a large meal
d. indicative of splenic enlargement - ANSWER-d
Shifting dullness is a test for:
a. ascites
b. splenic enlargement
c. inflammation of the kidney
d. hepatomegaly - ANSWER-a
Tenderness during abdominal palpation is expected when
palpating the:
a. liver edge
b. spleen
c. sigmoid colon
d. kidneys - ANSWER-c
A positive Murphy's sign is best described as:
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a. the pain felt when the examiner's hand is rapidly removed from
an inflamed appendix
b. pain felt when taking a deep breath when the examiner's
fingers are on the approximate location of the inflamed
gallbladder
c. a sharp pain felt by the patient when one hand of the examiner
is used to thump the other at the costovertebral angle
d. this is not a valid examination technique - ANSWER-b
A positive Blumberg sign indicates:
a. possible aortic aneurysm
b. presence of renal artery stenosis
c. enlarged, nodular liver
d. peritoneal inflammation - ANSWER-d
The gastrocolic reflex is:
a. a peristalic wave
b. passage of meconium in the newborn
c. another term for borborygmi
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d. reverse peristalsis - ANSWER-a
Which population has the highest incidence of benign prostatic
hypertrophy (BPH)?
a. European Americans
b. African Americans
c. Hispanics
d. Asians - ANSWER-b
Select the best description for the anal canal.
a. 12-cm-long portion of the large intestine
b. involuntary control of the parasympathetic nervous system
c. 3.8-cm-long outlet of the gastrointestinal tract
d. S-shaped portion of the colon - ANSWER-c
Foods that may be beneficial to reduce the risk for colon cancer
include:
a. foods high in fiber
b. foods low in fat
NR 224 EXAM 2 /NR224 FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS EXAM 2 LATEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A female patient has striae on the abdomen. Which color
indicates long-standing striae?
a. pink
b. blue
c. purple-blue
d. silvery white - ANSWER-d
Auscultating the abdomen is begun in the right lower quadrant
(RLQ) because:
a. bowel sounds are always normally present here
b. peristalsis through the descending colon is usually active
c. this is the location of the pyloric sphincter
d. vascular sounds are best heard in this area - ANSWER-a
A dull percussion note forward of the left midaxillary line is:
a. normal; an expected finding during splenic percussion
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b. expected between the 8th and 12th ribs
c. found if the examination follows a large meal
d. indicative of splenic enlargement - ANSWER-d
Shifting dullness is a test for:
a. ascites
b. splenic enlargement
c. inflammation of the kidney
d. hepatomegaly - ANSWER-a
Tenderness during abdominal palpation is expected when
palpating the:
a. liver edge
b. spleen
c. sigmoid colon
d. kidneys - ANSWER-c
A positive Murphy's sign is best described as:
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a. the pain felt when the examiner's hand is rapidly removed from
an inflamed appendix
b. pain felt when taking a deep breath when the examiner's
fingers are on the approximate location of the inflamed
gallbladder
c. a sharp pain felt by the patient when one hand of the examiner
is used to thump the other at the costovertebral angle
d. this is not a valid examination technique - ANSWER-b
A positive Blumberg sign indicates:
a. possible aortic aneurysm
b. presence of renal artery stenosis
c. enlarged, nodular liver
d. peritoneal inflammation - ANSWER-d
The gastrocolic reflex is:
a. a peristalic wave
b. passage of meconium in the newborn
c. another term for borborygmi
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d. reverse peristalsis - ANSWER-a
Which population has the highest incidence of benign prostatic
hypertrophy (BPH)?
a. European Americans
b. African Americans
c. Hispanics
d. Asians - ANSWER-b
Select the best description for the anal canal.
a. 12-cm-long portion of the large intestine
b. involuntary control of the parasympathetic nervous system
c. 3.8-cm-long outlet of the gastrointestinal tract
d. S-shaped portion of the colon - ANSWER-c
Foods that may be beneficial to reduce the risk for colon cancer
include:
a. foods high in fiber
b. foods low in fat
