NURS 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Arteriosclerosis, Renal Artery Stenosis, Rectum

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Nursing
• Course: NURS 202
• Professor: Mona Sawhney

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Gi as s e s s me nt. Na us e a a nd vomiting. P a s t abdomina l his tory. Alcohol a nd toba cco us e. Nutritiona l as s e s s me nt. Inspection: contour (s ymme try, s kin, umbilicus , puls a tions ) Auscultation: bowe l s ounds (a ll 4 qua dra nts , va s cula r bruits (a orta , re na l, ilia c, fe mora l) Percussion: all 4 qua dra nts (tympa ny vs . dullne s s ) Palpation: light pa lpa tion (1cm de e p) Looking for impre s s ion of s kin, mus cula ture , gua rding, rigidity) Lying s upine with kne e s s lightly be nd, a rms a t s ide. Lowe r pa nts no ne e d to ge t undre s s e d.