When Inspecting a Patient's Abdomen, the Nurse Notes Which Finding

question 4

Multiple Choice

When inspecting a patient's abdomen, the nurse notes which finding as abnormal?

• A) Protruding abdomen with skin that is lighter in color than the arms and legs
• B) Marked, widely lateral pulsating mass to the left of the midline
• C) Faint, fine vascular network
• D) Small shadows created by changes in contour

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Definitions:

Deoxyribose

A sugar component of DNA, having one less oxygen atom than ribose, the sugar component of RNA.

Monosaccharide

The simplest form of carbohydrates, consisting of a single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose.

Polysaccharide

A complex carbohydrate composed of long chains of monosaccharide units bound together by glycosidic linkages, serving various structural and energy storage roles in living organisms.

Cellulose

Cellulose is an organic compound and a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units, primarily found in the cell walls of plants.