Which of the following percussion notes would you obtain over the gastric bubble?
A. Resonance
B. Tympany
C. Hyperresonance
D. Flatness
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, B
The nurse is percussing the seventh right intercostal space at the midclavicular line over
the liver. Which sound should the nurse expect to hear?
A. Dullness
B. Tympany
C. Resonance
D. Hyperresonance
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A
The liver is located in the RUQ and would elicit a dull percussion note.
Which of the following symptoms would you expect from a young adolescent in the
early phase of appendicitis?
A. Abdominal pain two hours after eating
B. CVA tenderness
C. Severe RLQ pain with pallor and sweating
D. Constipation
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C
, The NP will use her third finger to strike or deliver a rapid tap or blow against another
finger placed against the surface of the chest or abdomen to evoke a sound wave. The
striking or tapping finger is called the:
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Plexor finger
The nurse is assessing the abdomen of an older adult. Which statement regarding the
older adult and abdominal assessment is true?
A. Abdominal tone is increased.
B. Abdominal musculature is thinner.
C. Abdominal rigidity with an acute abdominal condition is more common.
D. The older adult with an acute abdominal condition complains more about pain than
the younger person.
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B
In the older adult, the abdominal musculature is thinner and has less tone than
that of the younger adult, and abdominal rigidity with an acute abdominal
condition is less common in the aging person. The older adult with an acute
abdominal condition often complains less about pain than the younger
person.
The nurse is performing percussion during an abdominal assessment. Percussion notes
heard during the abdominal assessment may include:
A Flatness, resonance, and dullness.
B. Resonance, dullness, and tympany.
A. Resonance
B. Tympany
C. Hyperresonance
D. Flatness
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, B
The nurse is percussing the seventh right intercostal space at the midclavicular line over
the liver. Which sound should the nurse expect to hear?
A. Dullness
B. Tympany
C. Resonance
D. Hyperresonance
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A
The liver is located in the RUQ and would elicit a dull percussion note.
Which of the following symptoms would you expect from a young adolescent in the
early phase of appendicitis?
A. Abdominal pain two hours after eating
B. CVA tenderness
C. Severe RLQ pain with pallor and sweating
D. Constipation
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C
, The NP will use her third finger to strike or deliver a rapid tap or blow against another
finger placed against the surface of the chest or abdomen to evoke a sound wave. The
striking or tapping finger is called the:
Give this one a try later!
Plexor finger
The nurse is assessing the abdomen of an older adult. Which statement regarding the
older adult and abdominal assessment is true?
A. Abdominal tone is increased.
B. Abdominal musculature is thinner.
C. Abdominal rigidity with an acute abdominal condition is more common.
D. The older adult with an acute abdominal condition complains more about pain than
the younger person.
Give this one a try later!
B
In the older adult, the abdominal musculature is thinner and has less tone than
that of the younger adult, and abdominal rigidity with an acute abdominal
condition is less common in the aging person. The older adult with an acute
abdominal condition often complains less about pain than the younger
person.
The nurse is performing percussion during an abdominal assessment. Percussion notes
heard during the abdominal assessment may include:
A Flatness, resonance, and dullness.
B. Resonance, dullness, and tympany.
