Exam 28: Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

Which anatomic structures are found in the right upper quadrant?

A patient has been admitted with abdominal pain with right lower quadrant guarding and tenderness,fever,and an elevated white blood cell count.The nurse suspects that the patient has which disorder?

A patient was admitted with pancreatitis.The nurse is auscultating the patient's abdomen.How long must the nurse listen to be able to accurately chart that bowel sounds are absent?

What anatomic structures are part of inspection of the gastrointestinal system?

A patient is undergoing a hepatobiliary scan to assess the progression of cirrhosis of the liver.The nurse would anticipate which result?

Which anatomic structures are found in the left upper quadrant?

The nurse is caring for a patient with gastrointestinal bleeding.The practitioner was unable to locate the bleed with an endoscopy.Which procedure would the nurse expect the practitioner to order next?

The nurse is caring for a patient with an upper gastrointestinal bleed.What procedure would the nurse expect the practitioner to order to confirm this diagnosis?

The practitioner has ordered a test for steatorrhea.The nurse knows this is determined by which laboratory study?

The nurse is caring for a patient with an upper gastrointestinal bleed.The practitioner has just performed an endoscopy at the bedside.What complications would the nurse monitor the patient for after the procedure?

Upon auscultation,the nurse hears borborygmi.The nurse suspects the patient may be developing which problem?

A patient was admitted with pancreatitis.Which laboratory value would the nurse expect the practitioner order to confirm this diagnosis?

A patient has been admitted with ulcerative colitis.Which information from the patient's history would be consistent with this diagnosis?

A patient has been admitted with pyloric obstruction.Which findings would the nurse expect to note to support this diagnosis?

The nurse is caring for a patient with acute liver failure.What laboratory value would the nurse expect to decrease in this situation?

What is the most common location for a male to have a hernia?

Which finding is considered an abnormal gastrointestinal assessment finding?

Preprocedural teaching of a patient undergoing a liver scan should include which instruction?

A patient has been admitted with abdominal pain.The practitioner suspects the patient has gallstones.Which diagnostic procedure would the nurse expect the practitioner to order to confirm this diagnosis?

Which anatomic structures are found in the right lower quadrant?