NU 650 Exam 3 Review UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Tympanic - CORRECT ANSWER - Sound expected in the LLQ when percussing the
abdomen in a patient with constipation.
Dull - CORRECT ANSWER - Sound expected in the LLQ when percussing the abdomen
in a patient with constipation.
Resonant - CORRECT ANSWER - Sound expected in the LLQ when percussing the
abdomen in a patient with constipation.
Hyperresonant - CORRECT ANSWER - Sound expected in the LLQ when percussing the
abdomen in a patient with constipation.
Proper position for NP - CORRECT ANSWER - Stand at the patient's left side and
proceed in a systematic fashion.
Order of examination techniques - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Auscultation, 2. Inspection,
3. Palpation, 4. Percussion.
Light palpation - CORRECT ANSWER - Examination technique used to determine
muscular resistance, superficial organs and masses in the abdomen.
Deep palpation - CORRECT ANSWER - Examination technique used to determine
muscular resistance, superficial organs and masses in the abdomen.
Percussion - CORRECT ANSWER - Examination technique used to determine muscular
resistance, superficial organs and masses in the abdomen.
, Relaxation method during exam - CORRECT ANSWER - Palpate the abdomen after
expiration.
Normal finding of percussion over intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Tympanic.
Plexor finger - CORRECT ANSWER - The striking or tapping finger used to evoke a
sound wave.
Correct examination sequence for abdomen - CORRECT ANSWER - 2-1-4-3.
Urine pregnancy test documentation - CORRECT ANSWER - Document in Objective
Data.
Higher cognitive function task - CORRECT ANSWER - Explain the meaning of a
proverb.
Differential diagnosis for CVA angle pain - CORRECT ANSWER - Pyelonephritis.
Liver border palpation - CORRECT ANSWER - Can be palpated normally below the
costal margin at the Right mid-clavicular line.
Worrisome finding for abdominal aortic aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER - Aortic width
of 2.8 cm.
Umbilical hernia information - CORRECT ANSWER - Most umbilical hernias disappear
by 12 months of age.
Cholecystitis differential diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Positive Murphy's sign.
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Tympanic - CORRECT ANSWER - Sound expected in the LLQ when percussing the
abdomen in a patient with constipation.
Dull - CORRECT ANSWER - Sound expected in the LLQ when percussing the abdomen
in a patient with constipation.
Resonant - CORRECT ANSWER - Sound expected in the LLQ when percussing the
abdomen in a patient with constipation.
Hyperresonant - CORRECT ANSWER - Sound expected in the LLQ when percussing the
abdomen in a patient with constipation.
Proper position for NP - CORRECT ANSWER - Stand at the patient's left side and
proceed in a systematic fashion.
Order of examination techniques - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Auscultation, 2. Inspection,
3. Palpation, 4. Percussion.
Light palpation - CORRECT ANSWER - Examination technique used to determine
muscular resistance, superficial organs and masses in the abdomen.
Deep palpation - CORRECT ANSWER - Examination technique used to determine
muscular resistance, superficial organs and masses in the abdomen.
Percussion - CORRECT ANSWER - Examination technique used to determine muscular
resistance, superficial organs and masses in the abdomen.
, Relaxation method during exam - CORRECT ANSWER - Palpate the abdomen after
expiration.
Normal finding of percussion over intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Tympanic.
Plexor finger - CORRECT ANSWER - The striking or tapping finger used to evoke a
sound wave.
Correct examination sequence for abdomen - CORRECT ANSWER - 2-1-4-3.
Urine pregnancy test documentation - CORRECT ANSWER - Document in Objective
Data.
Higher cognitive function task - CORRECT ANSWER - Explain the meaning of a
proverb.
Differential diagnosis for CVA angle pain - CORRECT ANSWER - Pyelonephritis.
Liver border palpation - CORRECT ANSWER - Can be palpated normally below the
costal margin at the Right mid-clavicular line.
Worrisome finding for abdominal aortic aneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER - Aortic width
of 2.8 cm.
Umbilical hernia information - CORRECT ANSWER - Most umbilical hernias disappear
by 12 months of age.
Cholecystitis differential diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Positive Murphy's sign.
