Maryville NURS 612 Exam 3 2026 Exam
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Abdominal bruits - CORRECT ANSWER-Swishing sound over aortic, renal, iliac, or
femoral arteries. Could be narrowing or aneurysm
Abdominal rushes - CORRECT ANSWER-High pitched sounds. Coincides with
cramping, could be obstruction.
Borborygmi - CORRECT ANSWER-Increased, prolonged gurgles due to gastroenteritis,
hunger, or early obstruction
Audible abdominal rubs - CORRECT ANSWER-Grating sounds could indicate
inflammation due to tumor, infection, or splenic infarct
Venous hum - CORRECT ANSWER-Often heard in cirrhosis
Absent bowel sounds - CORRECT ANSWER-Could be peritonitis or paralytic ileus
Rovsing's Sign - CORRECT ANSWER-Rebound pain in RIGHT lower quadrant when
pressure placed on LEFT lower quadrant.
Murphy's sign - CORRECT ANSWER-Pain on deep inspiration when gallbladder is
palpated.
Psoas sign - CORRECT ANSWER-Pain in abdomen when resistant pressure placed on
patient raising thigh
Blumberg sign - CORRECT ANSWER-Also known as rebound tenderness.
Cullen sign - CORRECT ANSWER-Ecchymosis around umbilicus. Could be
pancreatitis, ectopic pregnancy, or hemoperitoneum.
Dance sign - CORRECT ANSWER-No bowel sounds in right lower quad, could be
intussusception or obstruction
Acute glomerulonephritis - CORRECT ANSWER-inflammation of the capillary loops of
the renal glomeruli
, Ascites - CORRECT ANSWER-accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Cholecystitis - CORRECT ANSWER-inflammatory process of the gallbladder most
commonly due to obstruction of the cystic duct from cholelithiasis, which may be either
acute or chronic
Cholelithiasis - CORRECT ANSWER-stone formation in the gallbladder occurs when
cirain substances reach a high concentration in bile and produce crystals
Cirrhosis - CORRECT ANSWER-diffuse hepatic process characterized by fibrosis and
alteration of normal liver architecture into structurally abnormal nodules
Duodenal ulcer - CORRECT ANSWER-chronic circumscribed break in the duodenal
mucosa that scars with healing
Irritable bowel syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER-disorder of intestinal mobility
Lipase - CORRECT ANSWER-enzyme that acts on emulsified fats
Peristalsis - CORRECT ANSWER-muscular contractions that move products of
digestion through the alimentary canal
Peritoneum - CORRECT ANSWER-serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity
Primary hepatocellular carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER-frequently arises in the setting
of cirrhosis, approximately 20 to 30 years after liver injury or disease onset
Pylonephritis - CORRECT ANSWER-infection of the kidney and renal pelvis
Pyloric stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER-hypertrophy of the circular muscle of the
pylorus leads to obstruction of the pyloric sphincter
Pylorus - CORRECT ANSWER-distal section of the stomach
Reflux - CORRECT ANSWER-backflow caused by relaxation or incompetence of lower
esophagus
Renal abscess - CORRECT ANSWER-localized infection within the medulla or cortex of
the kidney
Renal calculi - CORRECT ANSWER-stones formed in the pelvis of the kidney from a
physiochemical process associated with obstruction and infections in the urinary tract
Resonance - CORRECT ANSWER-sound obtained on percussing a part that can
vibrate freely
Questions And Answers Already Graded
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Abdominal bruits - CORRECT ANSWER-Swishing sound over aortic, renal, iliac, or
femoral arteries. Could be narrowing or aneurysm
Abdominal rushes - CORRECT ANSWER-High pitched sounds. Coincides with
cramping, could be obstruction.
Borborygmi - CORRECT ANSWER-Increased, prolonged gurgles due to gastroenteritis,
hunger, or early obstruction
Audible abdominal rubs - CORRECT ANSWER-Grating sounds could indicate
inflammation due to tumor, infection, or splenic infarct
Venous hum - CORRECT ANSWER-Often heard in cirrhosis
Absent bowel sounds - CORRECT ANSWER-Could be peritonitis or paralytic ileus
Rovsing's Sign - CORRECT ANSWER-Rebound pain in RIGHT lower quadrant when
pressure placed on LEFT lower quadrant.
Murphy's sign - CORRECT ANSWER-Pain on deep inspiration when gallbladder is
palpated.
Psoas sign - CORRECT ANSWER-Pain in abdomen when resistant pressure placed on
patient raising thigh
Blumberg sign - CORRECT ANSWER-Also known as rebound tenderness.
Cullen sign - CORRECT ANSWER-Ecchymosis around umbilicus. Could be
pancreatitis, ectopic pregnancy, or hemoperitoneum.
Dance sign - CORRECT ANSWER-No bowel sounds in right lower quad, could be
intussusception or obstruction
Acute glomerulonephritis - CORRECT ANSWER-inflammation of the capillary loops of
the renal glomeruli
, Ascites - CORRECT ANSWER-accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Cholecystitis - CORRECT ANSWER-inflammatory process of the gallbladder most
commonly due to obstruction of the cystic duct from cholelithiasis, which may be either
acute or chronic
Cholelithiasis - CORRECT ANSWER-stone formation in the gallbladder occurs when
cirain substances reach a high concentration in bile and produce crystals
Cirrhosis - CORRECT ANSWER-diffuse hepatic process characterized by fibrosis and
alteration of normal liver architecture into structurally abnormal nodules
Duodenal ulcer - CORRECT ANSWER-chronic circumscribed break in the duodenal
mucosa that scars with healing
Irritable bowel syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER-disorder of intestinal mobility
Lipase - CORRECT ANSWER-enzyme that acts on emulsified fats
Peristalsis - CORRECT ANSWER-muscular contractions that move products of
digestion through the alimentary canal
Peritoneum - CORRECT ANSWER-serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity
Primary hepatocellular carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER-frequently arises in the setting
of cirrhosis, approximately 20 to 30 years after liver injury or disease onset
Pylonephritis - CORRECT ANSWER-infection of the kidney and renal pelvis
Pyloric stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER-hypertrophy of the circular muscle of the
pylorus leads to obstruction of the pyloric sphincter
Pylorus - CORRECT ANSWER-distal section of the stomach
Reflux - CORRECT ANSWER-backflow caused by relaxation or incompetence of lower
esophagus
Renal abscess - CORRECT ANSWER-localized infection within the medulla or cortex of
the kidney
Renal calculi - CORRECT ANSWER-stones formed in the pelvis of the kidney from a
physiochemical process associated with obstruction and infections in the urinary tract
Resonance - CORRECT ANSWER-sound obtained on percussing a part that can
vibrate freely
