Abdomen Flashcards

1
Q

visceral pain

A

hollow organs contract or become distended, gnawing, cramping, or aching pain or sold organs swell against their capsule

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2
Q

Parietal pain

A

inflammation, severe and localized

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3
Q

referred pain

A

originates at different sites but shares innervation from same spinal level (gallbladder pain in shoulder, topic pregnancy)

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4
Q

lower abdominal chronic conditions

A

lactose intolerance, IBS

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5
Q

upper abdominal chronic conditions

A

peptic ulcers, gastritis

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6
Q

scaphoid abdomen

A

dips in

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7
Q

which arteries do you auscultate on abdomen?

A

aorta, renal, iliac, femoral

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8
Q

how do you percuss the liver?

A

start below umbilicus and percuss up, then percuss from nipple line down

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9
Q

how many cm should liver be measure at midclavicular line?

A

6-12cm

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10
Q

how many cm should liver be measured at midsternal line?

A

4-8cm

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11
Q

How do you percuss the spleen

A

start on the left between 6th rib and anterior axillary line and percuss down

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12
Q

Traces space

A

costal margin

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13
Q

positive splenic percussion sign

A

percussing from tympani to dullness with inspiration which means a large spleen

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14
Q

palpating the liver

A

left hand behind patient to support 11th and 12th rib, ask pt to take a deep breath in and feel liver edge with right hand as they breath out

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15
Q

Gaurding

A

voluntary contraction of abdominal wall

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16
Q

Rigidity

A

involuntary reflex contraction of abdomen from peritoneal inflammation that persists

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17
Q

Rebound tenderness, and what if it is positive?

A

pain expressed by the patient after examiner presses down on an area of tenderness and removes hand, if positive percuss for tenderness

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18
Q

cough sign

A

point to pain after cough

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19
Q

when palpating kidneys which side do you lay them on?

A

to palpate right, turn them onto right side, to palpate left, turn them on their left side

20
Q

CVA tenderness

A

percussing back with fist

21
Q

Ascites

A

protuberant abdomen with bulging flanks

22
Q

Ascites sound on percussion?

A

tympanic

23
Q

where is mcburneys point?

A

2 inches from iliac crest

24
Q

rovsing sign

A

push on left side and pain will be on right

25
Q

psoas sign

A

lift leg and push on thigh

26
Q

obturator sign

A

flex leg and rotate it

27
Q

where is cholecystitis pain located and which test is used

A

right upper quadrant pain and tenderness, murphy sign

28
Q

murphys sign

A

test for cholecystitis place right hand under costal margin (RUQ) and ask patient to take a deep breath in which should increase their pain if test is positive

29
Q

Ventral Hernia

A

patient raises head and should off of table and observe for bulge

30
Q

location of spleen

A

LUQ

31
Q

location of liver

A

RUQ

32
Q

location of ascending colon

A

RUQ

33
Q

location gallbladder

A

RUQ

34
Q

Location of head of pancrease

A

RUQ

35
Q

location of duodenum

A

RUQ

36
Q

location of right kidney and adrenal gland

A

RUQ

37
Q

location of stomach

A

LUQ

38
Q

location of body of pancrease

A

LUQ

39
Q

location of defending colon

A

LUQ and LLQ

40
Q

location of left kidney and adrenal gland

A

LUQ

41
Q

location of caecum

A

RLQ

42
Q

location of appendix

A

RLQ

43
Q

location of R ovary and ureter

A

RLQ

44
Q

location of sigmoid colon

A

LLQ

45
Q

location of L ovary and ureter

A

LLQ