Abdominal Assessment Flashcards
(56 cards)
What organs are located in the right upper quadrant?
Liver, gallbladder, duodenum, pancreas (head), R kidney (upper pole), right adrenal gland, hepatic of colon, ascending colon (part), transverse colon (part), stomach (pylorus)
What organs are located on the left upper quadrant?
Spleen, Stomach, liver (left lobe), pancreas (body), left adrenal gland, left kidney (upper pole), splenic flexure of colon, transverse colon (part), descending colon (part)
What is located in the right lower quadrant?
right kidney (lower pole), cecum, appendix, ascending colon (part), right ovary, right fallopian tube, right ureter, right spermatic cord
What is located on the lower left quadrant?
left kidney (lower pole), descending colon (part), sigmoid colon, left ovary, left fallopian tube, uterus if enlarged, left ureter, left spermatic cord
When does pain occur with GERD?
30-60 minutes after eating
what is projectile vomiting associated with?
head injury, cranial lesion, or pyloric obstructions
what can create blockage that cause vomiting, an eagerness to eat again, and weight loss?
pyloric stenosis
Location and description of pain for appendicitis
periumbilical or epigastric pain. starts colicky, then localizes to RLQ
Location and description of pain for cholecystitis
Severe epigastric pain that is referred to the shoulder
Location and description of pain for intestinal obstruction
severe, abrupt, spaskm-like pain that reffered to umbilicus and epigastrium. described as “gripping”
Location and description of pain for abdominal aneurysm
steady, throbbing, midline pain over aneurysm that may radiate to back or flank. “tearing.”
Location and description of pain for pancreatitis
acute, excruciating pain, LUQ, umbilical or epigastric pain referred to the flank and left shoulder. pain may cause fainting.
Location and description of pain for perforated gastric or duodenal ulcer
abrupt, RLQ pain may referred to the shoulder. “burning”
Location and description of pain for ruptured abdominal organ
pain is felt “all over the abdomen” with no localization
Location and description of pain for biliary stones
intense pain in the RUQ. “cramping”
What can cause pain and then vomiting?
acute appendicitis
what can cause greenish-yellow vomitus fluid?
biliary conditions
what can cause fecal-smelling vomitus fluid?
intestinal obstruction
what causes vomiting by eating fatty foods?
gallbladder disease
what medications can cause gastric irritation
digitalis, aspirin, nsaid, antihypertensives, antibiotics
what can esophageal resection be associated with?
fat malabsorption, abnormal swallowing, and obstruction
what id small bowel resection associated with?
steatorrhea, fat malabsorption, anemia, short bowel syndrome
what genetic disorder can be associated with gastrointestinal symptoms?
cystic fibrosis
what can cause abdominal pain and weight loss or gain?
ulcerative colitis, gallbladder cancer, pancreatic cancer
