Exam 13: Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System

When auscultating a patient's abdomen using the bell of the stethoscope, the nurse hears soft, low-pitched murmurs over the right and left upper midline. What do these sounds indicate?

When palpating the abdomen to determine a floating mass, a nurse presses on the abdomen at a 90-degree angle with the fingertips. Which finding indicates a mass?

What sound does a nurse expect to hear when using the bell of the stethoscope over the epigastric area of the abdomen of a healthy patient?

What technique does a nurse use when performing deep palpation of a patient's abdomen?

Put in correct order the steps used to palpate the liver. A) Place your right hand parallel to the right costal margin. B) Ask the patient to take a deep breath and hold it. C) Lift up the eleventh and twelfth ribs with the left hand. D) Press your right hand down and under the coastal margin. E) Assess the border and contour of the liver.

The nurse recognizes which clinical finding as expected on palpation of the abdomen?

A nurse notices abdominal distention when inspecting a patient's abdomen. What action does the nurse take next to gain further objective data?

A patient reports having abdominal distention. The nurse notices that the patient's sclerae are yellow. What question is appropriate for the nurse to ask in response to this information?

A nurse suspects appendicitis in a patient with abdominal pain. Which findings are suggestive of appendicitis? (Select all that apply.)

On inspection of a female patient's abdomen, the nurse asks the patient to raise her head without using her arms and notes a midline bulge. What is the appropriate response of the nurse at this time?

A patient reports having frequent heartburn. Which question does the nurse ask in response to this information?

Using deep palpation of a patient's epigastrium, a nurse feels a rhythmic pulsation of the aorta. Based on this finding, what is the nurse's most appropriate response?

A patient tells the nurse, "I've been having pain in my belly for several days that gets worse after eating." Which datum from the symptom analysis is consistent with the nurse's suspicion of peptic ulcer disease?

In assessing a patient with renal disease, the nurse palpates edema in both ankles and feet. Based on this finding, what question does the nurse ask the patient?

On palpation of the left upper quadrant of the abdomen of a female patient, the nurse notes tenderness. This finding may indicate a disorder in which organ?

Which assessment technique is the nurse performing in the figure below?

A patient reports having abdominal distention. The nurse observes that the patient's sclerae are yellow. Which abnormal finding does the nurse anticipate on examination of this patient's abdomen?

Alcoholism increases the risk of cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. Which cancer risk is increased in patients with alcoholism? (Select all that apply.)