Exam 28: Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures

The practitioner has ordered a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)of the liver.What would the nurse do to prepare the patient for the examination?

A patient was admitted with pancreatitis.In which order would the nurse perform an assessment of the gastrointestinal system?

What intervention should be included in the nursing management of the patient undergoing an angiogram?

The nurse has been caring for a patient with liver dysfunction.The practitioner has just performed a liver biopsy at the bedside.Following a liver biopsy,how would the nurse position the patient?

A patient was admitted with an abdominal mass.Which assessment technique would the nurse find most useful in detecting this pathologic condition?

A patient has been admitted with perforated duodenal ulcer.Which findings would the nurse expect to note to support this diagnosis?

The nurse has been caring for a patient with severe pancreatitis.The practitioner suspects the patient has developed a pseudocyst.Which diagnostic procedure would the nurse expect the practitioner to order to confirm this diagnosis?

Which anatomic structures are found in the left lower quadrant?