Abdomen Flashcards
Thoracic Injury
Leaning toward injured side
Abdominal Injury
Knees pulled to chest
Discolouration around umbilicus
Abdominal internal bleeding
Discolouration on flanks
Swelling outside abdomen
Bright red blood coughed up
Lung injury
Frothy blood vomited
Injury to esophagus or stomach
Cyanosis
Respiratory difficulty
RUQ
Right uppercut quadrant = gall bladder, part of,liver
LUQ
Left upper - spleen, pancreas, stomach, part of liver
RLQ
Right lower - appendix, ascending colon, reproductive organs
LLQ
Left lower quadrant - descending colon, reproductive organs
Gall bladder
Stores bile
Spleen
Reservoir of red blood cells and regulates
Common ribs broken
Ribribs 5-9
Flail chest
3 or more ribs broken
Appendicitis
Early stage - appendix red and swollen
Later stage - appendix gangrenous, ruptures
Spleen rupture
Kehr’s sign -pain that radiates of left shoulder and 1/3 of way down left arm
Pneumothorax
Pleural cavity fills with air entered through opening in chest. As negative pressure builds, lung collapses
Tension Pneumothorax
Puerto sac fillsmwoth air, pushes lung and heart then collapses opposite lun
Hemothorax
Blood in pleural space
Tear in abdominal musculature involves…
Rectus abdominus, caused by sudden twisting of trunk
Hernia
Profusion of abdominal viscera through portion of abdominal wall
Blow to solar plexus
Wind knocked out, paralysis of diaphragm
Stitch in side
Cramp/spasm of diaphragm which stops respiration
Scrotal Contusion
Bruise to scrotum area
