Regis NU 650 Final Actual Exam 3 with

Regis NU 650 Final Actual Exam 3 with 100% Correct Answers Recently Updated ( )

When percussing the abdomen in a patient with constipation, which of the following sounds would you expect to find in the LLQ?

• Tympanic
• Dull
• Resonant
• Hyperresonant -------- Correct Answer --------- B

Which of the following represents the proper position for the NP to assess the patient's abdomen?

• Stand at the patient's left side and proceed in a systematic fashion.
• Stand at the patient's left side and assess any problem areas first
• Stand at the patient's right side and process in a systemic fashion
• Stand at the patient's right side and assess any problem areas first -------- Correct

Answer --------- C

The NP will demonstrate the correct order of examination for the abdomen by using

examination techniques that follows:

• Auscultation
• Inspection
• Palpation
• Percussion

A. 1-2-3-4

B. 2-3-4-1

C. 3-4-1-2

• 2-1-3-4 -------- Correct Answer --------- D

The NP will use which of the following examination techniques to determine muscular resistance, superficial organs and masses in the abdomen

• inspection
• light palpation
• deep palpation
• percussion -------- Correct Answer --------- B

The NP will use which of the following methods to help the patient relax during the abdominal exam?

• ask the patient to hold their breath
• Palpate the abdomen after inspiration
• palpate the abdomen after expiration 1 / 2

• Palpate the abdomen using quick short movements -------- Correct Answer --------- C

When percussing the abdomen, you would document the normal finding of percussion

over the intestines as:

• Tympanic
• Dull
• Resonant
• Hyperresonant -------- Correct Answer --------- A

The NP will use her third finger to strike or deliver a rapid tap or blow against another finger placed against the surface of the chest or abdomen to evoke a sound wave. The striking or tapping finger is called the: -------- Correct Answer --------- Plexor finger

Identify the correct examination sequence for each body system:

• Auscultation, 2. Inspection, 3. Palpation, 4. percussion

a: posterior thorax & lungs

b: anterior thorax & CV system

c: abdomen -------- Correct Answer --------- a. Posterior thorax & lungs: 2-3-4-1

b. Anterior thorax & CV system: 2-3-4-1

c. Abdomen: 2-1-4-3

A patient is seen in the office for amenorrhea, for which you obtain a urine pregnancy test in the office that returns negative. You would document this finding in which of the following sections of the encounter?

A. HPI

• CC
• Subjective Data
• Objective Data -------- Correct Answer --------- D

The NP can determine higher cognitive function by asking the patient to perform which of the following tasks?

• Explain the meaning of a proverb
• Identify the day of the week, month, season, date and year
• Recall details of historical events
• Spell a five-letter word such as WORLD backward -------- Correct Answer --------- A

A 36-year-old female patient is seen in the clinic for a reported fever and back pain. She complained of pain when the NP percussed over the left CVA angle. This finding supports which of the following differential diagnosis?

• Pyelonephritis
• Left lower lobe pneumonia
• Splenomegaly
• Cholecystitis -------- Correct Answer --------- A

The liver border can be palpated normally below the costal margin at the:

• Left mid-clavicular line
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