HAP FINAL EXAM STUDY| 348 Questions| with complete solutions
The nurse is percussing the seventh right intercostal space at the midclavicular line over the liver. Which sound should the nurse expect to hear? a. Dullness b. Tympany c. Resonance d. Hyperresonance correct answer: a (The liver is located in the right upper quadrant and would elicit a dull percussion note.) Which structure is located in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen? a.Liver b.Duodenum c.Gallbladder d.Sigmoid colon correct answer: d (The sigmoid colon is located in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen.) A patient is having difficulty swallowing medications and food. The nurse would document that this patient has: a. Aphasia. b. Dysphasia. c. Dysphagia. d. Anorexia. correct answer: c (Dysphagia is a condition that occurs with disorders of the throat or esophagus and results in difficulty swallowing. Aphasia and dysphasia are speech disorders. Anorexia is a loss of appetite.)
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