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NSG 316 Final Exam | Questions And Answers Latest {2024- 2025} A+Graded | 100% Verified
tonsil grading scale - 1+: visible
2+: halfway b/n tonsillar pillars and uvula
3+: touching uvula
4+: touching each other
(1-2 in healthy people)
normal contour of abdomen - flat or rounded
contour of the abdomen describes - nutritional state
how to auscultate bowel sounds - use diaphragm of stethoscope, hold lightly against skin, begin in RLQ
how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine bowel sounds are completely absent
- 5 minutes
how to auscultate vascular sounds - use the bell of the stethoscope, use firmer pressure over the
arteries
is there usually tenderness when palpating the sigmoid colon - yes
what can make organs enlarged - trauma, injury, distention, infection
abnormal findings in GI/GU system - -thrills and bruits
-obesity
-ascites
-cysts
-tumor
, -hypo/hyperactive bowel sounds
ethnic differences in the lips - black people may have blue lips and a dark line on the gingival margin
GI system changes in the aging adult - -salivation decreases
-dec sense of taste
-delayed esophageal emptying and gastric acid secretion
-dec liver size (normal liver functions)
-dec drug metabolism
-frequent constipation
borborygmus - hyperactive bowel sounds
melena can be caused by - taking iron meds
bright red blood in the stool may be due to - hemorrhoids
developmental changes in men - -testosterone decreases
-pubic hair and penis size dec
-testes dec in size/less firm
2 main causes of end stage renal disease - HTN and diabetes
true incontinence - loss of urine without warning
urgency incontinence - sudden loss of urine, strong sensation and urge
joints - Areas where two or more bones join together
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