NSG6020- Gastrointestinal exam (100% correct and graded A+)
A 9 month old who has been a healthy, thriving infant presents with a poor appetite, two episodes of vomiting, three bloody stools with mucus and knees drawn to the abdomen with screaming. These are clinical manifestations of: - Intussusception Abdominal percussion is performed to assess: - Density of tissues and organs When performing a digital rectal exam, a soft, pedunculate lesion is palpated. This finding is most likely: - A rectal polyp Which type of hepatitis is most commonly transmitted from infected mothers to infants at the time of birth? - Hepatitis B A patient presents with complaints of bright red stool over the past week. This symptom could be consistent with: - Cancer of the sigmoid colon An infant weighed 8 pounds at birth. According to the principles of normal growth and development, how much should he weigh at 12 month of age? - 24 pounds When examining the buttocks and rectum, a small tuft of hair surrounded by a halo of erythema was observed at the sacral area. This finding is most likely: - A pilonidal cyst An enlarged liver with a firm, non-tender edge may be suggestive of - Cirrhosis A 30 year old male presents with generalized abdominal pain. With flex ion of the legs at the hip an increase in his abdominal pain is noted. This finding elicited a positive - Psoas sign Of the fiver percussion notes, which one produces a drum-like sound heard over air filled structures during the abdominal examination? - Tympanic
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