NURS 6512N Advanced Health Assessment Week 7 Quiz (Two Sets)

NURS6512 Week 7 QUIZ: 1. What is considered the gold standard diagnostic radiology test for appendicitis? 2. Pulsusparadoxus greater than 20 mm Hg, tachycardia greater than 130 beats per minute, and increasing dyspnea are signs of: 3. A 5-year-old is complaining of nondescriptive "belly pain." Your next action should be to ask him to: 4. You are caring for a patient with trigeminal neuralgia. During the assessment, the patient would describe the pain as: 5. Ms. Green is an 85-year-old female patient with dementia who presents to the emergency department with her daughter because of a change in function. Which pain assessment scale would be the best choice? 6. Body language that leads you to suspect the person is in pain is: 7. You ask the patient to raise the head and shoulders while lying in a supine position. A midline abdominal ridge rises. You chart this observation as a(n): 8. When auscultating the abdomen, which finding would indicate collateral circulation between the portal and systemic venous systems? 9. Which structure is located in the hypogastric region of the abdomen? 10. The major function of the large intestine is: 11. Before performing an abdominal examination, the examiner should: 12. Which abdominal organs also produce hormones and function as endocrine glands? 13. After thorough inspection of the abdomen, the next assessment step is to: 14. A mother brings her 2-year-old child for you to assess. The mother feels a lump whenever she fastens the child s diaper. Nephroblastoma is likely for this child when your physical examination of the abdomen reveals a(n): 15. What condition is associated with purplish striae? 16. When examining a patient with tense abdominal musculature, a helpful technique is to have the patient: 17. A patient presents to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. The patient sustained blunt trauma to the abdomen and complains of pain in the upper left quadrant that radiates to the left shoulder. What organ is most likely injured? 18. Visible intestinal peristalsis may indicate: 19. The majority of nutrient absorption takes place in the: 20. An umbilical assessment in the newborn that is of concern is: NURS 6512N Week 7 Quiz - Advanced Health Assessment: 1. What is considered the gold standard diagnostic radiology test for appendicitis? 2. Pulsusparadoxus greater than 20 mm Hg, tachycardia greater than 130 beats per minute, and increasing dyspnea are signs of: 3. A 5-year-old is complaining of nondescriptive "belly pain." Your next action should be to ask him to: 4. You are caring for a patient with trigeminal neuralgia. During the assessment, the patient would describe the pain as: 5. Ms. Green is an 85-year-old female patient with dementia who presents to the emergency department with her daughter because of a change in function. Which pain assessment scale would be the best choice? 6. Body language that leads you to suspect the person is in pain is: 7. You ask the patient to raise the head and shoulders while lying in a supine position. A midline abdominal ridge rises. You chart this observation as a(n): 8. When auscultating the abdomen, which finding would indicate collateral circulation between the portal and systemic venous systems? 9. Which structure is located in the hypogastric region of the abdomen? 10. The major function of the large intestine is: 11. Before performing an abdominal examination, the examiner should: 12. Which abdominal organs also produce hormones and function as endocrine glands? 13. After thorough inspection of the abdomen, the next assessment step is to: 14. A mother brings her 2-year-old child for you to assess. The mother feels a lump whenever she fastens the child s diaper. Nephroblastoma is likely for this child when your physical examination of the abdomen reveals a(n): 15. What condition is associated with purplish striae? 16. When examining a patient with tense abdominal musculature, a helpful technique is to have the patient: 17. A patient presents to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. The patient sustained blunt trauma to the abdomen and complains of pain in the upper left quadrant that radiates to the left shoulder. What organ is most likely injured? 18. Visible intestinal peristalsis may indicate: 19. The majority of nutrient absorption takes place in the: 20. An umbilical assessment in the newborn that is of concern is: