exam I Flashcards
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ligamentum trite
bleeding above this will be melena, below will be red
visceral pain
aka colic
comes and goes, crescendo/decrecendo
not well localized
parietal pain
steady ache, well localized
kurrs sign
spleen referred pain to left shoulder
pancreas referred pain
right shoulder
expose abdomen
from xiphoid to pubic symphisis
bowel sounds
normal- high pitched ‘tinkle’ about every 3-5 seconds
no sounds for 2 minutes- report as absent
borborygmi
increased hyperactive bowel sounds
low pitched rumbling
hyperperistalisis
percussion of abdomen
tympany over intestines
dull over liver
liver
should be less then 10 cm along MCL
Fluid wave
place patients or assistants hand in midline
tap on one flank and palpate w/the other hand, easily detected impuse indicative of ascites
shifting dullness
percuss the patient on their back and then their side, where the sound changes from tympany to dull and the shift of the sound when patient on their side
shift indicative of ascites
rebound pain
peritoneal tenderness and inflammation
Rovsing sign- referred rebound tenderness test LLQ but get pain in RLQ
palpation of liver
under right 11th and 12th rib
palpation of spleen
under left 11th and 12th ribs
Llyods sign
CVA (costovertebral angle) tenderness during kideny percussion
obturator sign
place right lef in figure 4 press on right knee while holding down left iliac crest- appendicitis
appendicitis
annorexia!! nausea, vomiting pain rovsing sign psoas pain obturator sign
lower abdominal pain
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PREGNANCY EXAM IN FEMALES
murphys sign
RUQ pain, sudden arrest of inspiration during palpation of liver and gallbladder -> acute cholecytitis
diagnostic tirad
RUQ pain, fever, and leukocytosis ->acute cholecystitis
five ‘f’s
female, fat, fertile, fair, flatulent -> acute cholecytitis
newborn
0-28 days
infancy
0-12