The nurse is using a stethoscope to assess a patient’s respiratory status. The nurse documents, “Lung sounds clear.”  What assessment technique is being used?:

_____________ is loss of appetite for food.

The nurse is assessing a patient for possible peptic ulcer disease (PUD). Which condition or history often causes this problem?

_____________ is known as gas.

___________ is the expansion or swelling as if by pressure from within.

Which abdominal region is located above the stomach?

_____________ is an abdominal muscle contraction to propel food along the GI tract.

_____________ is an abdominal muscle contraction to propel food along the GI tract.

What term does the nurse use to document bloody vomitus?

A patient comes to the clinic complaining of a cough that is worse at night but not as bad during the day. The nurse recognizes that this cough may indicate: