NURS 247: Exam 3 Questions with Correct
Answers
what is venous disease and how to prevent it - warm and red (excess blood)
- browning staining (iron leaked from blood)
- firm skin
- edema (fluid buildup)
- pulse
- ulcer: irreg shape, wet, weeping
prevent: compression stockings
what is PAD and how to prevent it - cool pale skin (no blood flow)
- thin, frail skin (bad perfusion)
- no edema
- weak pulse
- ulcer: perfectly round, dry
- can lead to DVT
Prevent: being active
,what does aging do to vessels rigid, weakened, trophic changes (thickened nails, loss of
extremity hair)
what is the anatomy of the abdomen supported by 4 muscles layers, contains organs
including the kidneys, has 4 quadrants
How is the abdominal cavity divided? 4 quads, epigastric, umbilical, suprapubic
what organs are in the RUQ (8) liver, gallbladder, head of pancreas, duodenum, R kidney,
hepatic flexure of colon, ascending and transverse colon
what organs are in the LUQ (8) stomach, spleen, left lobe of liver, body of pancreas, L
kidney, splenic flexure of colon, transverse and descending
what organs are in the RLQ (5) cecum, appendix, R ovary, R ureter, R spermatic cord
, what organs are in the LLQ (5) descending colon, sigmoid colon, L ovary, L ureter, L
spermatic cord
what is some subjective data to gather about the abd appetite, dysphagia, pain, N/V,
bowels, meds, nutritional assessment, anorexia, pyrosis, hematemesis
what are some abnormal bowel findings tarry stool (blood) (melena)
black hard stools (iron supplements)
bright red stool (lower GI bleed)
what is the order for assessing the abd 1. inspection
2. auscultate
3. palpate
what should be inspected of abd contour, skin, masses, hernia, pulsation/waves,
restlessness or guarding
Answers
what is venous disease and how to prevent it - warm and red (excess blood)
- browning staining (iron leaked from blood)
- firm skin
- edema (fluid buildup)
- pulse
- ulcer: irreg shape, wet, weeping
prevent: compression stockings
what is PAD and how to prevent it - cool pale skin (no blood flow)
- thin, frail skin (bad perfusion)
- no edema
- weak pulse
- ulcer: perfectly round, dry
- can lead to DVT
Prevent: being active
,what does aging do to vessels rigid, weakened, trophic changes (thickened nails, loss of
extremity hair)
what is the anatomy of the abdomen supported by 4 muscles layers, contains organs
including the kidneys, has 4 quadrants
How is the abdominal cavity divided? 4 quads, epigastric, umbilical, suprapubic
what organs are in the RUQ (8) liver, gallbladder, head of pancreas, duodenum, R kidney,
hepatic flexure of colon, ascending and transverse colon
what organs are in the LUQ (8) stomach, spleen, left lobe of liver, body of pancreas, L
kidney, splenic flexure of colon, transverse and descending
what organs are in the RLQ (5) cecum, appendix, R ovary, R ureter, R spermatic cord
, what organs are in the LLQ (5) descending colon, sigmoid colon, L ovary, L ureter, L
spermatic cord
what is some subjective data to gather about the abd appetite, dysphagia, pain, N/V,
bowels, meds, nutritional assessment, anorexia, pyrosis, hematemesis
what are some abnormal bowel findings tarry stool (blood) (melena)
black hard stools (iron supplements)
bright red stool (lower GI bleed)
what is the order for assessing the abd 1. inspection
2. auscultate
3. palpate
what should be inspected of abd contour, skin, masses, hernia, pulsation/waves,
restlessness or guarding
