NURS 6512 / NURS6512 Final Exam (Latest): Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning - Walden University

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NURS 6512 - Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning Advanced Health Assessment Final Exam What Abdominal locations do you listen for bruits with the Bell of the stethoscope? - Aor... itc, Illiac, Femoral What Abdominal locations do you listen for bruits with the diaphragm of the stethoscope? - Epigastric and Renal Murphey's Sign - Assessing gallbladder, pt will stop breathing d/t pain when pushing up on the liver if positive. Rovsing's Sign - Pressure on LLQ causes referred pain in RLQ Rebound Tenderness - Pain in RLQ increases when pressure is released quickly Psoas Sign - Place hand just above right knee and ask pt to raise that thigh against your hand and turn onto the left side. then extend the right leg at the hip.Flexion of th leg at the hip makes the psoas muscle contract; extension stretches it. Increased abd pain with either maneuver constitutes a positive sign Obturator Sign - Flex pt's right thigh at the hip, with knee bent, and rotate the leg internally at the hip. It stretches the internal obturator muscle. Right hypogastric pain = positive sign Normal size of aorta - under 3 cm [Show More]

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