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The Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ) contains the:
A) Gallbladder
B) Spleen
C) Liver
D) Appendix – ANSWER Spleen
The spleen is the largest lymphatic organ. However, instead of lymph, its chambers are filled
with blood.
Suppose that Tina reported pain when you assessed for costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness.
Which of the following would be true?
A) CVA tenderness may indicate kidney infection
B) CVA tenderness may indicate liver enlargement
C) CVA tenderness is an expected finding
D) CVA tenderness is a rare finding –
ANSWER CVA tenderness may indicate kidney infection
Percussion of the costovertebral angle should evoke no pain. The elicitation of pain is indicative
of inflammation in the underlying kidney or surrounding tissue.
Suppose that you suspected ascites because Tina’s abdomen is large. Which of the following
assessment findings would confirm ascites?
A) Shifting dullness
B) Murphy’s sign
C) Deep organ palpation
D) Peristaltic fluid wave test – ANSWER Shifting dullness
Ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal space. This fluid can be detected by
abdominal percussion. The distribution of fluid in the abdomen shifts according to gravity when
the person changes body position. To test for ascites, percuss for dullness in the abdomen when
Tina is in several different body positions.
A) Gallbladder
B) Spleen
C) Liver
D) Appendix – ANSWER Spleen
The spleen is the largest lymphatic organ. However, instead of lymph, its chambers are filled
with blood.
Suppose that Tina reported pain when you assessed for costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness.
Which of the following would be true?
A) CVA tenderness may indicate kidney infection
B) CVA tenderness may indicate liver enlargement
C) CVA tenderness is an expected finding
D) CVA tenderness is a rare finding –
ANSWER CVA tenderness may indicate kidney infection
Percussion of the costovertebral angle should evoke no pain. The elicitation of pain is indicative
of inflammation in the underlying kidney or surrounding tissue.
Suppose that you suspected ascites because Tina’s abdomen is large. Which of the following
assessment findings would confirm ascites?
A) Shifting dullness
B) Murphy’s sign
C) Deep organ palpation
D) Peristaltic fluid wave test – ANSWER Shifting dullness
Ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal space. This fluid can be detected by
abdominal percussion. The distribution of fluid in the abdomen shifts according to gravity when
the person changes body position. To test for ascites, percuss for dullness in the abdomen when
Tina is in several different body positions.
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