Abdomen Flashcards
Which quadrant is the liver and gallbladder in?
RUQ
Which quadrant is the left lobe of the liver in?
LUQ
Which quadrant is the lower pole of the right kidney in?
RLQ
Which quadrant is the cecum and appendix in?
RLQ
Which quadrant is the lower pole of the left kidney?
LLQ
Which quadrant is the pylorus in?
RUQ
Which quadrant is the spleen in?
LUQ
Which quadrant is the stomach in?
LUQ
Which quadrant is the duodenum in?
RUQ
Which quadrant is the bladder in (if distended)?
BLQ
Which quadrant are the ovaries located in?
BLQ
Which quadrant is the uterus located in?
BLQ
Which quadrant are the ureters in?
BLQ (for each side)
Which quadrant is the splenic flexure in?
LUQ
Which quadrant are the adrenal glands located in?
BUQ
Which quadrant is the Hepatic flexure of the colon located in?
RUQ
Which quadrant is pancreas in?
LUQ
Which quadrant is the ascending colon in?
RLQ and RUQ
Which quadrant is the spermatic cords in?
RLQ and LLQ
What are the steps of the PE for the abdomen?
Look, listen, Feel
What is Grey Turner’s sign and what seen in (4)?
Bruising of the flanks
Pancreatitis
Abdominal trauma
AAA
Ruptured ectopic
What is Cullen’s sign, and what is it seen in (2)?
Periumbilical bruising
Pancreatitis
Rupture ectopic
True or false: cullen’s and grey-Turner’s sign have a high specificity, but low sensitivity?
False, low sensitivity and low specificity
What is linea nigra?
A vertical line of pigmentation down from the umbilical that is often seen in pregnancy
What is caput Medusa?
Dilated, tortuous, and superficial veins that radiate upward from the umbilicus
What is diastasis recti?
A separation between the left and right side of the retus abdominus muscle
What does a scaphoid abdomen look like?
Concave
What does a protuberant abdomen look like
Convex
What can cause a distended lower abdomen (4)?
Bladder distention
Pregnancy
Ovarian mass
Sigmoid tumor
What can cause a protuberant abdomen (4)?
Excess gas
Ascities
Organomegally
Obesity
What are you listening for when you listen to the abdomen?
Bowel sounds, bruits
Which part of the stethoscope do you listen with when auscultating the abdomen?
Diaphragm
What should you listen for in the abdomen besides bowel sounds?
Aortic bruit
Renal arteries
Iliac arteries
Femoral bruit
What is the medical terms for a stomach growling?
Borborygmi
How often do borborygmi occur?
5-35 per minute
Increased BS is indicative of what? (3)
Gastroenterisis
early obstruction
Hunger
High-pitching tinkling in the abdomen is indicative of what (2)?
Intestinal fluid and air under pressure
Early obstruction