Abdomen Lecture Flashcards
things that can cause brusing of flanks
pancreastis
abdominal trauma
ruptureed AAA
reputured ectopic pregnacy
gre-turners sign
brusing of flanks
cullen’s sign
periumbilical ecchymosis
perimumbilical ecchymosis
suggests hemoperitoneum
caused by pancreatisis, reuptured ectopic pregancy
high pitched tinkling sounds in abdomine
interstinal fluid and air under pressure
early obsturction
absent bowel sounds in abdomine
associated with pain and rigidy
surgical emergency
normal abdomen has what airs
tympanitic (gas-filled) dull ares (fluid filled)
protuberant abdomen that is diffusely tympanitic suggests what
interestinal obstruction
when would you do a fluid wave test
for suspected ascities
symptoms of pancreatitis
suddent LUQ, epigastric or umbilical pain
may refer to elft shoulder
vomiting, fever, shock
what are the common causes of acute pancreatitis
gallstones
excessive consumtino of EtOH
less commonly, hyp[ertriglyceridemia
symptoms of cholecytitis
severe, unrelenting RUQ or epigastic pain that refers to right subscapular area
anorexia, vomiting, fever, jaundice
symptoms of diverticulits
LLQ pain
fever, anorexia, diarrhea
PID symptoms
lower quadrant pain
nausea, vomiting, cervical discharge, dypareunia
symptoms of appendicits
perimbilical or epigastric pain that localized to RLQ
fever, nausea, vomiting, anorexia
