Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination Chapters 14.15.17.20

Smaller nipples More pendulous Nipple Inversion - A nurse in a provider's office is preparing to perform a breast examination for an older adult client who is postmenopausal. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? Resonance Bronchovesicular sounds - A nurse in a provider's office is preparing to auscultate and percuss a client's thorax as part of a comprehensive physical examination. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? FLatus - During an abdominal examination, a nurse in a provider's office determines that a client has abdominal distention. The protrusion is at midline, the skin over the area is taut, and the nurse notes no involvement of the flanks. Which of the following possible causes of distention should the nurse expect? Closure of the mitral valve Closure of the pulmonic valve Closure of the tricuspid valve - During a cardiovascular examination, a nurse in a provider's office places the diaphragm of the stethoscope on the left midclavicular line of the fifth intercostal space. Which of the following hear sounds is the nurse attempting to auscultate? Tympany High-pitched clicks - A nurse in a provider's office is preparing to auscultate and percuss a client's abdomen as part of a comprehensive physical examination. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? Corresponds to the "dubb" sound - Select the correct description of S2, the second heart sound.