Nursing Assessment Techniques Quiz
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What is the typical range for hyperactive bowel sounds per minute?

  • 10-20
  • 45-50
  • 25-30
  • 35-40 (correct)
  • Which group has a high lactose intolerance incidence according to the text?

  • Caucasians
  • Middle Easterners
  • Latinos
  • African Americans (correct)
  • What is the typical behavior of the gastrocolic reflex?

  • Increases salivation
  • Facilitates bowel elimination (correct)
  • Reduces gastric acid secretion
  • Decreases bowel movements
  • Which condition is associated with increased adipose tissue and decreased muscle tone leading to a rounded abdomen?

    <p>Obesity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a distended and palpable tense mass suggest according to the text?

    <p>Urine retention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group is reported to have a slower peristalsis and less frequent bowel movements?

    <p>Native Americans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect does muscle guarding have on the abdomen?

    <p>Causes local tenderness and hypersensitivity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    2

    <p>This one</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which one of these is the most correct?

    <p>This one</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should you look for during abdominal auscultation to indicate liver disease?

    <p>Visible venous patterns</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a loud bruit during abdominal auscultation indicate?

    <p>Liver disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group is not reported to have a high incidence of lactose intolerance according to the text?

    <p>Mediterranean groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect does high fiber diets with a high quantity of raw fresh foods have on bowel elimination?

    <p>Facilitation of bowel elimination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the typical behavior of hyperactive bowel sounds?

    <p>&gt;35 per minute</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where might tenderness be felt during deep palpation of the abdomen?

    <p>Near xiphoid process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a distended and palpable tense mass suggest according to the text?

    <p>Urine retention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group is associated with decreased salivation according to the text?

    <p>Asians</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the typical range for hypoactive bowel sounds?

    <p>&lt;2 sounds in 2 minutes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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