During an abdominal assessment, the nurse would consider which of ...

[burton19126]

During an abdominal assessment, the nurse would consider which of these findings as normal?
 
  a. Presence of a bruit in the femoral area
  b. Tympanic percussion note in the umbilical region
  c. Palpable spleen between the ninth and eleventh ribs in the left midaxillary line
  d. Dull percussion note in the left upper quadrant at the midclavicular line

Question 2

The physician comments that a patient has abdominal borborygmi. The nurse knows that this term refers to:
 
  a. Loud continual hum.
  b. Peritoneal friction rub.
  c. Hypoactive bowel sounds.
  d. Hyperactive bowel sounds.

[stanleka1]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Tympany should predominate in all four quadrants of the abdomen because air in the intestines rises to the surface when the person is supine. Vascular bruits are not usually present. Normally, the spleen is not palpable. Dullness would not be found in the area of lung resonance (left upper quadrant at the midclavicular line).

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Borborygmi is the term used for hyperperistalsis when the person actually feels his or her stomach growling.

[burton19126]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[Dominic]

Excellent