NUR 2180 Physical Assessment Quiz 3

NUR 2180 Physical Assessment Quiz 3
1. How do we perform light palpation on the abdomen?
Answer
use first 4 fingers to depress the skin about 1 cm inside and move it in a rotation motion,
clockwise.
2. GI assessment order
Answer
inspect, auscultate, percuss, palpate
3. Why do we listen before we palpate the abdomen?
Answer
so we do not disrupt or dislodge anything within the bowels.
4. What is voluntary guarding?
Answer
Patient volitionally tensesthe abdominal muscles when the examiner palpates.
5. What things do we feel for when palpating the abdomen?
Answer
organs, size, consistency, masses, temperature, tenderness, pain, mobility