Abdomen

Question 1

Abdomen

Answer 1

1. Inspection
   -shape/contour, hernia, Pulsations
   - color, scars, striae (stretch marks)
   - hair distributions; Vasculature
2. Auscultation
   -Bowel sounds x 4 quadrants diaphragm
   -Vessels [Aorta, Renal, iliac, Femoral] bell
3. Percussion x 4 quadrants
   -Liver border
   -Costovertebral Angle Tenderness (blunt percussion place one hand over 12th rib the CVA thump that hand with ulnar edge of other fist)
   4.Palpation (light)
   
   • identify 4 key organs in each quadrant
     Right upper left upper right lower left lower