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"Stomach growling"
What is Borborygmus
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The four contour shapes of the abdomen.
What is flat, round, scaphoid, and protuberant
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Dullness heard while percussion indicates this
What is a hard mass, such as an organ, stool, etc.
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The abbreviation GU stands for
What is Genitourinary
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The order of assessment
What is Inspection, Auscultation, Percussion, Palpation
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Drum-like sounds while percussing the abdomen indicates this sound
What is tympany
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The order of auscultation through the four abdominal quadrants
What is RLQ, RUQ, LUQ, LLQ
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Why is the abdomen percussed?
To identify the tone
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The definition of Incontinence
What is the inability to control urination
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The three regions of the stomach
What is Epigastic, umbilical, hypogastric
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absence of sounds in the stomach indicate this condition
What is Hypoactive bowel movement.
300
What are the seven things a nurse looks for while inspecting the abdomen?
Contour, symmetry, umbilicus, skin, pulsation, hair distribution, and demeanor
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At what point of the exam should a nurse palpate a painful site identified during the assessment?
Last
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Blood in the urine indicates this condition
What is hematuria
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The three types of pain that occur in the abdomen
What is Vicersal, parietal, and referred.
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Performing percussion over the liver will create this sound.
What is dullness.
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The four arteries auscultated during the abdominal assessment
What is Aortic, iliac, femoral, and renal
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The purpose of deep palpation
What is to detect the presence of any abnormal enlargement, tenderness, or masses.
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When is the bladder palpable?
When it is full
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What is the rational for the order of assessing the abdomen?
Percussion and palpation can disturb or change the normal movement of peristalsis in an individual creating false movement sounds.
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loud, high pitched, rushing, tinkling sounds that signal increased motility in the stomach indicate this.
What is Hyperactive Bowel sounds.
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What should the nurse do if no bowel sounds are heard?
Listen for a full five minutes, if nothing is heard contact a physician.
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two percussion tests used to differentiate ascites from gaseous distention
What is fluid wave and shifting dullness
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pain with urinating indicates this condition
What is dysuria
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What is necessary for the patient to do before an abdominal exam?
Empty the bladder