NU 325 Health Assessment Exam 5 with 156 Detailed Solutions.

NU 325 Health Assessment Exam 5 with
156 Detailed Solutions.
NU 325 Health Assessment Exam 5 with
156 Detailed Solutions.
Location of internal organs - ANSWER -Liver on the right

-Spleen on the left

-Right kidney lower than left because of liver

-Kidneys under 12th (lowest posterior) rib/ Costovertebral angle



Costovertebral angle - ANSWER Kidneys under 12th (lowest posterior) rib



Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ) - ANSWER Liver

Gallbladder

Duodenum

Head of pancreas

Right kidney and adrenal

Hepatic flexure of colon

Part of ascending and transverse colon



Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ) - ANSWER Stomach

Spleen

Left lobe of liver

Body of pancreas

Left kidney and adrenal

Splenic flexure of colon

Part of transverse and descending colon



Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ) - ANSWER Cecum

,NU 325 Health Assessment Exam 5 with
156 Detailed Solutions.
Appendix

Right ovary and tube

Right ureter

Right spermatic cord



Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ) - ANSWER Part of descending colon

Sigmoid colon

Left ovary and tube

Left ureter

Left spermatic cord



Midline - ANSWER Aorta

Uterus (if enlarged)

Bladder (if distended)



history of a patient who is having abdominal complaints - ANSWER -Appetite

-Dysphagia

-Food Intolerance

-Abdominal Pain

-Nausea and Vomiting

-Bowel habits

-Past GI Issues

-Operations

-Abdominal studies (x-ray, colonoscopy, EGD)

-Medications

-Alcohol

-Smoking

, NU 325 Health Assessment Exam 5 with
156 Detailed Solutions.
-Nutritional Assessment (24 hour diet recall)

-Obesity



Subjective Data - Infants and Children - ANSWER • Breastfed or Bottle fed?

• Which table foods have been introduced?

• How often does your child eat? Scheduled?

Snacks?

• Does child eat nonfoods? Grass/dirt/paint chips?

• Constipation? Abdominal Pain?

• Overweight? Diet? Activity?

•Pica



Subjective Data - Adolescents - ANSWER • Regular meal? Breakfast? Snacks?

• Calories? Exercise?

• Screen for extreme weight loss

• How does adolescent view body?

• What do parents or friends say about eating habits?

•Anorexia Nervosa



Subjective Data - Elderly - ANSWER • How does person get groceries? Prepare meals?

• Eat alone? With others?

• Trouble swallowing foods? What do you do after eating?

• How often does person have a bowel movement? Laxatives?

• Medications? Any GI side effects?



Sequence of Abdominal Exam - ANSWER • Inspection

• Auscultation