MSN 610 MODULE 5 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
AbdominalWwallWwithWagingW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
becomesWthinnerWandWlessWfirmWasWaWresultWofWtheWlossWofWconnectiveWtissueWandWmuscleWmass
WthatWaccompaniesWaging
PulsatingWabdominalWaorticWaneurysmWinWolderWadultsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
mayWbeWmoreWreadilyWpalpable.
DepositionWofWfatWoverWtheWabdominalWareaWandWContourW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
isWcommonWoftenWroundedWasWaWresultWofWlossWofWmuscleWtone
liverWinWpatientsWwithWhyperexpandedWlungWwithWCOPDW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
mayWbeWdisplacedWdownward,WbutWnotWnecessarilyWenlarged.WBothWmarkersWmayWbeW1-
2WcmWbelowWusualWmarkers,WbutWtheWliverWshouldWstillWbeW6-
12Wcm.WDecreaseWinWliverWsizeWafterWageW50,WmayWfindWsmallerWmidclavicularWliverWspan
DecreasedWintestinalWmotilityW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ConstipationWisWcommonWandWmayWfeelWstoolWinWsigmoid.WBloatingWandWgasWmayWbeWreflectiveW
byWincreasedWtympanyWonWpercussion.WFecalWimpactionWcommonWwithWchronicWconstipation
ObstructionWmayWoccurWasWaWresultWofW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
hypokalemia,WMI,WandWinfectionsWsuchWasWpneumonia,Wsepsis,Wperitonitis,WandWpancreatitis.
ObstructionWsignsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-vomiting,Wdistention,Wdiarrhea,WandWconstipation
GlWcancerW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
incidenceWincreasesWwithWage.WMayWincludeWdysphagia,Wvomiting,Wanorexia,WandWhematemesis.
WMayWreportWchangesWinWstoolWfrequency,Wsize,Wconsistency,WorWcolor.
,PainWperceptionWinWolderWadultsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
beWalteredWandWmayWexhibitWatypicalWpainWsymptoms.WLessWsevereWorWabsentWpainWwithWdisease
WstatesWthatWcharacteristicallyWcauseWpainWinWyoungerWadults
ConstipationWwithWdiarrheaW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
peopleWwithWapparentWdiarrheaWmayWstillWbeWseriouslyWconstipated.WSomeWmayWhaveWlooseWsto
olsWaroundWaWmajorWfecalWimpactionWandWdevelopWoverflowWincontinence.
auscultationWofWabdomenW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AlwaysWperformWauscultationWofWabdomenWbeforeWpercussionWandWpalpation.
UseWwarmWdiaphragmWofWstethoscopeW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
coldWstethoscopeWmayWinitiateWcontractionWofWabdominalWmuscles
AbdominalWsoundsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-5-
35WperWminute.WSoundsWareWgeneralizedWsoWmostWoftenWtheyWcanWbeWassessedWadequatelyWbyWli
steningWinWoneWplace.
BorborygmiW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-(stomachWgrowling)WloudWprolongedWgurgles.
increasedWbowelWsoundsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
gastroenteritis,WearlyWintestinalWobstruction,WorWhunger
High-pitchedWtinklingWsoundsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
intestinalWfluidWandWairWunderWpressure,WasWinWeanyWobstruction
DecreasedWbowelWsoundsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-peritonitis,WparalyticWileus
, AbsentWbowelWsoundsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
inabilityWtoWhearWanyWbowelWsoundsWafterW5WminutesWofWcontinuousWlisteningW-
WassociatedWwithWabdominalWpainWandWrigidityWandWisWaWsurgicalWemergency
frictionWrubsWoverWtheWliverWandWspleenW(highWpitchedWandWheardWinWassociationWwithWrespiratio
n)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
MayWindicateWinflammationWofWtheWperitonealWsurfaceWofWtheWorganWfromWtumor,Winfection,WorW
infarct.
BruitW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-mayWreflectWbloodWflowWturbulenceWandWindicateWvascularWdisease.
venousWhumW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ListenWinWepigastricWregionWumbilicusWsoft,WlowWpitched,WandWcontinuous.WAWvenousWhumWoccur
sWwithWincreasedWcollateralWcirculationWbetweenWtheWportalWandWsystemWvenousWsystems.
AlteredWmotilityWmayWbeWcausedWbyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-age-
relatedWchangesWinWneuronsWofWtheWcentralWnervousWsystemWandWbyWchangesWinWcollagenWprope
rtiesWthatWincreaseWtheWresistanceWofWtheWintestinalWwallWtoWstretching.
resultWofWepithelialWatrophyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
theWsecretionWofWbothWdigestiveWenzymesWandWprotectiveWmucusWdecreases
ChangesWinWbacterialWfloraW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
undergoWbothWqualitativeWandWquantitativeWchangesWandWbecomeWlessWbiologicallyWactive.WThes
eWchangesWmayWimpairWdigestiveWabilityWandWtherebyWcauseWfoodWintolerances
LiverWsizeWdecreasesWafterW50WyearsWofWage,WwhichWparallelsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
bodyWmass.WtheWdecreaseWinWleanWoutput.
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
AbdominalWwallWwithWagingW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
becomesWthinnerWandWlessWfirmWasWaWresultWofWtheWlossWofWconnectiveWtissueWandWmuscleWmass
WthatWaccompaniesWaging
PulsatingWabdominalWaorticWaneurysmWinWolderWadultsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
mayWbeWmoreWreadilyWpalpable.
DepositionWofWfatWoverWtheWabdominalWareaWandWContourW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
isWcommonWoftenWroundedWasWaWresultWofWlossWofWmuscleWtone
liverWinWpatientsWwithWhyperexpandedWlungWwithWCOPDW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
mayWbeWdisplacedWdownward,WbutWnotWnecessarilyWenlarged.WBothWmarkersWmayWbeW1-
2WcmWbelowWusualWmarkers,WbutWtheWliverWshouldWstillWbeW6-
12Wcm.WDecreaseWinWliverWsizeWafterWageW50,WmayWfindWsmallerWmidclavicularWliverWspan
DecreasedWintestinalWmotilityW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ConstipationWisWcommonWandWmayWfeelWstoolWinWsigmoid.WBloatingWandWgasWmayWbeWreflectiveW
byWincreasedWtympanyWonWpercussion.WFecalWimpactionWcommonWwithWchronicWconstipation
ObstructionWmayWoccurWasWaWresultWofW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
hypokalemia,WMI,WandWinfectionsWsuchWasWpneumonia,Wsepsis,Wperitonitis,WandWpancreatitis.
ObstructionWsignsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-vomiting,Wdistention,Wdiarrhea,WandWconstipation
GlWcancerW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
incidenceWincreasesWwithWage.WMayWincludeWdysphagia,Wvomiting,Wanorexia,WandWhematemesis.
WMayWreportWchangesWinWstoolWfrequency,Wsize,Wconsistency,WorWcolor.
,PainWperceptionWinWolderWadultsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
beWalteredWandWmayWexhibitWatypicalWpainWsymptoms.WLessWsevereWorWabsentWpainWwithWdisease
WstatesWthatWcharacteristicallyWcauseWpainWinWyoungerWadults
ConstipationWwithWdiarrheaW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
peopleWwithWapparentWdiarrheaWmayWstillWbeWseriouslyWconstipated.WSomeWmayWhaveWlooseWsto
olsWaroundWaWmajorWfecalWimpactionWandWdevelopWoverflowWincontinence.
auscultationWofWabdomenW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AlwaysWperformWauscultationWofWabdomenWbeforeWpercussionWandWpalpation.
UseWwarmWdiaphragmWofWstethoscopeW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
coldWstethoscopeWmayWinitiateWcontractionWofWabdominalWmuscles
AbdominalWsoundsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-5-
35WperWminute.WSoundsWareWgeneralizedWsoWmostWoftenWtheyWcanWbeWassessedWadequatelyWbyWli
steningWinWoneWplace.
BorborygmiW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-(stomachWgrowling)WloudWprolongedWgurgles.
increasedWbowelWsoundsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
gastroenteritis,WearlyWintestinalWobstruction,WorWhunger
High-pitchedWtinklingWsoundsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
intestinalWfluidWandWairWunderWpressure,WasWinWeanyWobstruction
DecreasedWbowelWsoundsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-peritonitis,WparalyticWileus
, AbsentWbowelWsoundsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
inabilityWtoWhearWanyWbowelWsoundsWafterW5WminutesWofWcontinuousWlisteningW-
WassociatedWwithWabdominalWpainWandWrigidityWandWisWaWsurgicalWemergency
frictionWrubsWoverWtheWliverWandWspleenW(highWpitchedWandWheardWinWassociationWwithWrespiratio
n)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
MayWindicateWinflammationWofWtheWperitonealWsurfaceWofWtheWorganWfromWtumor,Winfection,WorW
infarct.
BruitW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-mayWreflectWbloodWflowWturbulenceWandWindicateWvascularWdisease.
venousWhumW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ListenWinWepigastricWregionWumbilicusWsoft,WlowWpitched,WandWcontinuous.WAWvenousWhumWoccur
sWwithWincreasedWcollateralWcirculationWbetweenWtheWportalWandWsystemWvenousWsystems.
AlteredWmotilityWmayWbeWcausedWbyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-age-
relatedWchangesWinWneuronsWofWtheWcentralWnervousWsystemWandWbyWchangesWinWcollagenWprope
rtiesWthatWincreaseWtheWresistanceWofWtheWintestinalWwallWtoWstretching.
resultWofWepithelialWatrophyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
theWsecretionWofWbothWdigestiveWenzymesWandWprotectiveWmucusWdecreases
ChangesWinWbacterialWfloraW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
undergoWbothWqualitativeWandWquantitativeWchangesWandWbecomeWlessWbiologicallyWactive.WThes
eWchangesWmayWimpairWdigestiveWabilityWandWtherebyWcauseWfoodWintolerances
LiverWsizeWdecreasesWafterW50WyearsWofWage,WwhichWparallelsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
bodyWmass.WtheWdecreaseWinWleanWoutput.