Exam 1: NR 304/ NR304 Health Assessment II Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| A Grade (Latest 2023/ 2024)
Q: what are some reasons a patients bowel sounds may be hypoactive?
Answer:
abdominal surgery or inflammation of the peritoneum
Q: how would you describe normal bowel sounds...
Exam 1 : NR 304/ NR304 Health Assessment II Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | A Grade (Latest 2023/ 2024) Q: what are some reasons a patients bowel sounds may be hypoactive? Answer: abdominal surgery or inflammation of the peritoneum Q: how would you describe normal bowel sounds? Answer: high pitched, gurgling, cascading sounds occurring irregularly anywhere between 5 -30 times a minute Q: what quadrant do we start listening to during auscultation? Answer: RLQ, because bowel sounds are normally always present here Q: why do we auscultate before palpation or percussion of the abdomen? Answer: percussion & palpation can increase peristalsis, which would give false interpretation of the bowel sounds Q: what is the function of lactase? Answer: necessary for absorption of the carbohydrate lactose Q: what structures make up a newborns umbilical cord? Answer: two arteries & one vein Q: when does an umbilical cord fall off? Answer: 10-14 days Q: what are the functions of the lymph system? Answer: conserve fluid & plasma protiens that leak out of capillaries form a major part of the immune system that defends the body against disease absorb lipids from the small intestine Q: where is the lymph system located? Answer: intervals along the vessels Q: how is lymph fluid moved around in the body? Answer: along the pressure gradient Q: is lymph flow faster or slower than blood circulation? Answer: slower Q: what is in lymph? Answer: lypmh forms a completely seperate vessel system that retrieves excess fluid & plasma proteins from the interstitial spaces & returns to the bloodstream Q: what are the clinical manifestations of an enlarged lymph node due to infection? Answer: swelling tenderness Q: what are the clinical manifestations of an enlarged lymph node that is malignant? Answer: hard, fixed, lumpy, immobile Q: when a client has enlarged lymph nodes, what questions would you ask? Answer: any swollen glands? where in the body? how long have you had them? any recent changes? how do they feel to you? are they hard or soft? is there any pain associated with pain or local infections? Q: drain from head and neck Answer: cervical nodes Q: drain from groin, lower extremity, external genitalia, anterior abdominal wall Answer: inguinal lymph nodes Q: antecubital fossa & drains the hand & lower arm Answer: epitrochlear lymph node Q: is it normal for a child's lymph nodes to be large and palpable? Answer: yes, normal in a health child, large & superficial makes it palpable Q: how is lymph system and nonpitting (brawny) edema related? Answer: unilateral or bilateral edema occurs with lymphatic obstruction. this causes the "brawny" or non pitting and is hard to the touch
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