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What are the 3 Peritoneal signs?

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GRR..

  • Voluntary guarding
  • Rebound tenderness
  • Rigidity (Involuntary guarding)
  • —They indicate signs of a surgical abdomen
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What is a normal abdomen PE ?

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Soft and non-tender (S,NT)

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What is an abnormal abdomen PE?

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Guarding
rebound tenderness
rigidity
Mild/mod/severe tenderness to palpation (TTP)

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What does TTP stand for and which PE does it belong to ?

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Tenderness to palpation

Abdomen PE

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What are some key details to consider during a normal abdominal PE?

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Normal bowel sounds, No organomegaly, No mass

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What are some key abnormal details to consider for an abdominal PE?

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Absent/Hypoactive/Hyperative/Bowel Sounds
Organomegaly (Hepatomegaly, Splenomegaly) (HSM)
Distended
Murphy’s sign
McBurney point tenderness
Psoas sign, Obturator sign , rovsing sign

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Define Hempatomegaly

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Enlarged liver

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Define splenomegaly

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Enlarged splen

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Define distended

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bloated, swollen inside

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What does a murphy’s sign indicate?

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Cholelithiasis or Cholecystitis

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What’s the difference between Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis?

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Cholelithiasis = Formation of gallstones
Cholecystitis = inflammation of the gallbladder
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What does McBurney’s point tenderness indicate?

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Appendicitis

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What are the 3 McBurney’s point of tenderness signs?

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POR

Psoas sign
Obturator sign
Rovsing’s sign

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A positive Psoas sign, Obturator’s sign and Rosing’s sign all indicate that the patient has……?

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Appendicitis

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What are some PE that requires a chaperone present?

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Rectal, female and male genital exam

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What is a normal rectal PE?

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Normal rectal tone, Heme Negative

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What does Heme negative mean?

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No blood found in stool

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What is a abnormal rectal PE ?

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Blood: Heme positive
Abnormal stool color: Black/Melanotic, Red, Yellow, White, Bright red
Veins :Hemorrhoids (internal, external, thrombosed)
In or out of place: Rectal prolapse
Decreased rectal tone (spinal cord injury)

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What does a decreased rectal tone indicate ?

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spinal cord injury

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Define Hemorrhoids

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Swollen veins

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What is a normal female genital PE?

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Normal external genitalia 
Normal bimanual exam
normal speculum exam
cervical os is closed 
no blood or discharge
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What is an abnormal female genial PE?

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External: Sores, lesions, rashes
Internally: Cervical motion, tenderness (CMT).
Uterine tenderness, Adnexal tenderness (ovaries)

Internally: cervical os is open, blood in the vaginal vault, malodorous/thick white discharge

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What does CMT stand for?

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Cervical motion tenderness

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What is a normal male genital PE

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Normal genital exam

Circumcised/uncircumcised

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What is an abnormal male genital PE?
``` Testicular tenderness epididymal tenderness Testicular Edema Testicular mass Urethral discharge inguinal hernia indwelling Catheter ```
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What is a normal Musculoskeletal/Extremities PE?
``` Non-tender Full ROM (FROM) Distal CSMT (circulation sensory, motor, tendon) intact no edema no calf tenderness ```
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What does CSMT stand for and which PE does it belong to?
``` C:Circulation S: Sensory M:Motor T:Tendon Belongs to the musculoskeletal/Extremities PE ```
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What is an abnormal Musculoskeletal/Extremities PE?
``` Bony tenderness (Fracture) Soft tissue tenderness (contusion) Calf tenderness (DVT) Decreased ROM 2^o pain Pulse/sensory/motor deficits /Tendon Laxity Pitting pedal edema (trace to 4+) Palpable cord/Homan's sign (DVT) ```
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What does Homan's sign indicate?
DVT
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What is a normal Musculoskeletal/back?
Non-tender Thoracic (T-Spine) and Lumbar spine (L-spine)
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What is an abnormal Musculoskeletal/back?
``` Paraspinal tenderness (muscle pain) Vertebral point tenderness (spinal cord injury) Midline deformities/step-offs Costovertebral Angle (CVA) Tenderness ```
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What is a normal integumentary/skin PE?
Warm (normal temp) | Dry, Normal color, no rash
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What is an abnormal integumentary/skin PE?
``` Cool to touch/hot to touch Diaphoretic Jaundice (yellow) Cyanotic (Blue) Pallor Urticaria (Hives) Blood: Petechiae/Purpura ```
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Define Cyanotic
The bluish coloration of the skin caused by lack of oxygenation of the blood
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Define Urticaria
Hives
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What is the medical term for hives
Urticaria
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What is a normal skin PE?
No erythema, warmth or drainage
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What are some indications of a skin infection?
``` Erythema increased warmth (calor) Induration (Cellulitis) Fluctuant (abscess) Purulent drainage (pus-like) Lymphangitis (Spreading infection) ```
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What is the medical term for increased warmth?
Calor
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The presence of induration indicates ?
cellulitis
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The presence of fluctuant indicates?
abscess
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What is the medical term for spreading infection ?
Lymphangitis
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What a skin without trauma looks like?
Atraumatic, intact
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What does a skin with trauma looks like?
``` Ecchymosis contusion abrasion laceration skin tear avulsion ```
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State the difference between contusion, abrasion and laceration ?
Contusion is a bruise Abrasion is a scrape to the skin laceration is the deep cut/tear to the skin (often requires stitches
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Define avulsion
pulling of the skin that results in its complete removal
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define ecchymosis
discoloration of the skin caused by a bruise
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What are normal findings for neurological PE?
Alert, Oriented x 4 normal speech nonfocal neuro exam
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What are abnormal findings for neurological PE?
``` Somnolent Disoriented to person, place, time or situation Aphasis Dysarthria any abnormal findings ```
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Define dysarthria
inability to speak due to motor malfunctions or neural weakness
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Define aphasis
loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage
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What are common findings for someone who has abnormal levels of consciousness?
``` Somnolent Obtunded Responsive to voice responsive to painful stimuli unresponsive to both pain and voice does not follow commands confused ```
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What are normal findings for motor and sensation ?
motor strength 5/5 and symmetric, sensation intact
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What are abnormal findings for motor and sensation?
extremity weakness pronator drift Hypoesthesia Numbness (absent of sensation)
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What is the medical term for decrease sensation ?
Hypoesthesia
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What are some ways physicians can test motor strength?
- pronator drift - upper extremity strength "grip stength" - lower extremity strength
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What is the normal value for reflex?
2+ = normal
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What are abnormal findings for cranial nerve exam?
-visual field loss -anisocoria -EOM palsy, rightward/leftward gaze Tongue deviation decreased gag reflex facial droop, ptosis Hypoesthesia unequal shoulder shrug
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Define ptosis
Drooping or falling of upper eyelid
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What is an abnormal cerebellar exam?
``` ataxia, antalgic (walking to avoid pain) Nystagmus Dysmetria Positive Romberg Dysdiadochokinesia (DDK) tremor ```
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Define dysmetria
inability to perform coordinated arm related task
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What does a positive romberg indicate?
the person cannot maintain their balance while their eyes are closed
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Define Dysdiadochokinesia
The inability to conduct rapid alternative movements
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What is a normal cerebellar exam?
``` normal gait no nystagmus normal finger to nose, normal heel to shin negative romberg's normal RAM (rapid alternating movements) No tremor ```
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What does normal RAM stand for
rapid alternative movements

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