Correct Answers.
tonsil grading scale - Answer 1+: visible
2+: halfway b/n tonsillar pillars and uvula
3+: touching uvula
4+: touching each other
(1-2 in healthy people)
normal contour of abdomen - Answer flat or rounded
contour of the abdomen describes - Answer nutritional state
how to auscultate bowel sounds - Answer use diaphragm of stethoscope, hold lightly against
skin, begin in RLQ
how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine bowel sounds are
completely absent - Answer 5 minutes
how to auscultate vascular sounds - Answer use the bell of the stethoscope, use firmer
pressure over the arteries
is there usually tenderness when palpating the sigmoid colon - Answer yes
what can make organs enlarged - Answer trauma, injury, distention, infection
abnormal findings in GI/GU system - Answer -thrills and bruits
-obesity
-ascites
-cysts
-tumor
-hypo/hyperactive bowel sounds
, GI system changes in the aging adult - Answer -salivation decreases
-dec sense of taste
-delayed esophageal emptying and gastric acid secretion
-dec liver size (normal liver functions)
-dec drug metabolism
-frequent constipation
borborygmus - Answer hyperactive bowel sounds
melena can be caused by - Answer taking iron meds
bright red blood in the stool may be due to - Answer hemorrhoids
developmental changes in men - Answer -testosterone decreases
-pubic hair and penis size dec
-testes dec in size/less firm
2 main causes of end stage renal disease - Answer HTN and diabetes
true incontinence - Answer loss of urine without warning
urgency incontinence - Answer sudden loss of urine, strong sensation and urge
joints - Answer Areas where two or more bones join together
flexion - Answer bending a joint
extension - Answer Straightening of a joint
abduction - Answer Movement away from the midline of the body