Regis NU650: Week 9 – Abdomen
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
straie - CORRECT ANSWER -irregular areas of the skin that look like bands, stripes, or
lines aka stretch marks
somatic pain - CORRECT ANSWER -localized pain and can be severe
visceral pain - CORRECT ANSWER -pain is dull and poorly localized
referred pain - CORRECT ANSWER -pain that originates in one place and felt in another
hematemesis - CORRECT ANSWER -vomiting of blood
dysphagia - CORRECT ANSWER -difficulty swallowing
odynophagia - CORRECT ANSWER -pain with swallowing
jaundice - CORRECT ANSWER -yellowish discoloration of the body
murphy's sign - CORRECT ANSWER -pain that is elicited with deep palpation of the
RUQ of the abdomen during deep inspiration and expiration -indicative of gallbladder disease
obturator sign - CORRECT ANSWER -increase in abdominal pain with internal and
external rotation of the hip when a patient is supine and hip and knee flexed at 90 degree angle.
Indicative of acute appendicitis and peritonitis
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
straie - CORRECT ANSWER -irregular areas of the skin that look like bands, stripes, or
lines aka stretch marks
somatic pain - CORRECT ANSWER -localized pain and can be severe
visceral pain - CORRECT ANSWER -pain is dull and poorly localized
referred pain - CORRECT ANSWER -pain that originates in one place and felt in another
hematemesis - CORRECT ANSWER -vomiting of blood
dysphagia - CORRECT ANSWER -difficulty swallowing
odynophagia - CORRECT ANSWER -pain with swallowing
jaundice - CORRECT ANSWER -yellowish discoloration of the body
murphy's sign - CORRECT ANSWER -pain that is elicited with deep palpation of the
RUQ of the abdomen during deep inspiration and expiration -indicative of gallbladder disease
obturator sign - CORRECT ANSWER -increase in abdominal pain with internal and
external rotation of the hip when a patient is supine and hip and knee flexed at 90 degree angle.
Indicative of acute appendicitis and peritonitis
