Abdomen

Question 1

visceral pain

Answer 1

hollow organs contract or become distended, gnawing, cramping, or aching pain or sold organs swell against their capsule

Question 2

Parietal pain

Answer 2

inflammation, severe and localized

Question 3

referred pain

Answer 3

originates at different sites but shares innervation from same spinal level (gallbladder pain in shoulder, topic pregnancy)

Question 4

lower abdominal chronic conditions

Answer 4

lactose intolerance, IBS

Question 5

upper abdominal chronic conditions

Answer 5

peptic ulcers, gastritis

Question 6

scaphoid abdomen

Answer 6

dips in

Question 7

which arteries do you auscultate on abdomen?

Answer 7

aorta, renal, iliac, femoral

Question 8

how do you percuss the liver?

Answer 8

start below umbilicus and percuss up, then percuss from nipple line down

Question 9

how many cm should liver be measure at midclavicular line?

Answer 9

6-12cm

Question 10

how many cm should liver be measured at midsternal line?

Answer 10

4-8cm

Question 11

How do you percuss the spleen

Answer 11

start on the left between 6th rib and anterior axillary line and percuss down

Question 12

Traces space

Answer 12

costal margin

Question 13

positive splenic percussion sign

Answer 13

percussing from tympani to dullness with inspiration which means a large spleen

Question 14

palpating the liver

Answer 14

left hand behind patient to support 11th and 12th rib, ask pt to take a deep breath in and feel liver edge with right hand as they breath out

Question 15

Gaurding

Answer 15

voluntary contraction of abdominal wall

Question 16

Rigidity

Answer 16

involuntary reflex contraction of abdomen from peritoneal inflammation that persists

Question 17

Rebound tenderness, and what if it is positive?

Answer 17

pain expressed by the patient after examiner presses down on an area of tenderness and removes hand, if positive percuss for tenderness

Question 18

cough sign

Answer 18

point to pain after cough

Question 19

when palpating kidneys which side do you lay them on?

Answer 19

to palpate right, turn them onto right side, to palpate left, turn them on their left side

Question 20

CVA tenderness

Answer 20

percussing back with fist

Question 21

Ascites

Answer 21

protuberant abdomen with bulging flanks

Question 22

Ascites sound on percussion?

Answer 22

tympanic

Question 23

where is mcburneys point?

Answer 23

2 inches from iliac crest

Question 24

rovsing sign

Answer 24

push on left side and pain will be on right

Question 25

psoas sign

Answer 25

lift leg and push on thigh

Question 26

obturator sign

Answer 26

flex leg and rotate it

Question 27

where is cholecystitis pain located and which test is used

Answer 27

right upper quadrant pain and tenderness, murphy sign

Question 28

murphys sign

Answer 28

test for cholecystitis place right hand under costal margin (RUQ) and ask patient to take a deep breath in which should increase their pain if test is positive

Question 29

Ventral Hernia

Answer 29

patient raises head and should off of table and observe for bulge

Question 30

location of spleen

Answer 30

LUQ

Question 31

location of liver

Answer 31

RUQ

Question 32

location of ascending colon

Answer 32

RUQ

Question 33

location gallbladder

Answer 33

RUQ

Question 34

Location of head of pancrease

Answer 34

RUQ

Question 35

location of duodenum

Answer 35

RUQ

Question 36

location of right kidney and adrenal gland

Answer 36

RUQ

Question 37

location of stomach

Answer 37

LUQ

Question 38

location of body of pancrease

Answer 38

LUQ

Question 39

location of defending colon

Answer 39

LUQ and LLQ

Question 40

location of left kidney and adrenal gland

Answer 40

LUQ

Question 41

location of caecum

Answer 41

RLQ

Question 42

location of appendix

Answer 42

RLQ

Question 43

location of R ovary and ureter

Answer 43

RLQ

Question 44

location of sigmoid colon

Answer 44

LLQ

Question 45

location of L ovary and ureter

Answer 45

LLQ