NUR 6001 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
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Solid Organs answer >>>>> maintain their shape: liver, spleen, kidney, pancreas,
ovaries
Hollow Organs answer >>>>> the shape depends on contents: stomach,
gallbladder, intestines, bladder, uterus
Neoplasm of esophagus/stomach odor answer >>>>> severe bad breath
Peptic ulcers odor answer >>>>> acid breath
Hepatic failure odor answer >>>>> sickly sweet odor
Esophageal diverticulum odor answer >>>>> odor of decay
Severe bowel obstruction odor answer >>>>> odor of feces
Cirrhosis with portal shunting odor answer >>>>> odor of rotten eggs and garlic
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increased lunular size answer >>>>> indicates hyperthyroid, leprosy, and
scleroderma
Normal bowel sounds for small intestine answer >>>>> high-pitched, gurgling
Normal bowel sounds for colon answer >>>>> low-pitched, rumbling
Liver percussion answer >>>>> begins at abdomen just below the umbilicus at the
right midclavicular line, percuss upward until dullness is heard
Spleen percussion answer >>>>> lie supine, breathe normally, percuss in the
lowest intercostal space in the left anterior axillary line, beginning at an area of
lung resonance
may be heard from 6-10th ribs, normal percussion sounds can be either
resonance or tympanic
Bladder percussion answer >>>>> percussion of the suprapubic area can detect
dullness, 400-600ml in bladder before dullness heard
Fluid Wave Test answer >>>>> with the patient's hand placed vertically in the
middle of abdomen, place your hands on each side of the patient's abdomen and
tap one side while palpating the other side
If ascites is present, the examiner will feel fluid shifting from side to side