PDCI Abdomen Flashcards
(24 cards)
A hernia infection is called
Omphalitis
What order do you do abdominal exam
Inspect
Auscultation
Percuss
Palpate
Ausculate abdomen with which side of stethoscope
Diaphragm (high pitched)
A tympanic abdomen has
Gas
A dull abdomen has
Fluid
Feces
Solid organs
Normal liver size
10 cm (6-12)
Percussing in Traube’s space looks for what organ
Spleen
Tympany in Traube’s space and lower anterior axillary line means
No splenomegaly
What can cause splenomegaly
Sickle cell disease
Mono
People with splenomegaly shouldn’t do
Contact sports
Kidney area tender with percussion means
Pyelonephritis
A peri umbilical or upper abdominal pulsatilla expansive mass means
Aortic aneurism
Rovsing’s sign
Pain in right lower quadrant during left sided pressure
–> appendicitis
Psoas sign
Pain on raising thigh against resistance
–> appendicitis
Obturator sign
Right lower quadrant pain with internal hip rotation
–> appendicitis
Referred rebound tenderness
RLQ pain on quick withdraw of left side pressure
Murphy’s sign
When put pressure under right costal margin and ask pt to take deep breath, they have tenderness and sudden stop of inspiration
A kocher scar meant someone had (procedure)
Cholecystectomy
Midline scar means (surgical procedure)
Exploratory laparotomy
Chevron (surgical organ)
Pancreas
McBurney (surgery)
Appendicitis
Transverse version of McBurney
Rocky-Davis
Pfannensteil from (surgery)
C section
Hysterectomy
Flank scar for
Retro peritoneal structures
