Lymphatic
The primary function of the lymphatic system.
The nurse would ask this to assess bowel elimination patterns.
What is "How often do you have a bowel movement?"
This assessment technique should be performed directly after inspection of the abdomen.
What is auscultation?
What is hematuria?
This finding may indicate an upper GI bleed.
What is black, tarry stool?
The role of lymph nodes in the lymphatic system.
Pregnant clients and clients with GERD experience this frequently.
What is heartburn/pyrosis?
The area of the abdomen you palpate last.
What is a tender area/tenderness?
Painful urination may be a sign of this, along with cloudy urine.
What is a urinary tract infection?
A nurse notices a patient's abdomen is filled with fluid. This finding is called ________.
What is ascites?
This finding may indicate lymphatic obstruction.
What is lymphedema?
Name three factors that can contribute to constipation.
What are fiber, fluids, and medications?
The two things the nurse inspects for while inspecting the abdomen.
What are color and contour?
Before an abdominal assessment, a patient should have a __________ bladder.
What is empty?
A nurse hears loud, frequent gurgling without even using their stethocsope. They would record these bowel sounds as__________.
What is hyperactive?
How pitting edema is graded during an assessment.
What is measuring depth and duration of indentation after pressure?
Vomiting blood is referred to as __________.
What is hematemesis?
The normal contour for an abdominal assessment.
What is flat?
A person would have pain in this area from urinary tract infections and kidney stones.
What is flank pain?
The nurse inspects the abdomen and notices a large bruise covering the umbilicus and surrounding area.This is called _________.
What is cullen's sign?
A nurse presses on a patient’s lower leg and observes a 6 mm indentation that lasts more than 30 seconds. This would be graded as_______.
What is 4+ pitting edema?
These lifestyle modifications can improve GI function.
The nurse must wait for __________ for each quadrant they record "absent bowel sounds" for.
What is five minutes?
This finding may indicate poor renal function and fluid retention.
What is jugular vein distension?
The seven reasons for a rounded or protuberant abdomen contour.
What are fat, fibroids, flatus, fetus, fluid, feces, and fatal tumor?