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Clinical Medicine OMS Year I - Block II > Abdomen - Lab Portion > Flashcards

Abdomen - Lab Portion Flashcards

1
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Abdominal exam is done in the following order:

A
  1. Inspection
  2. Ausculation
  3. Percussion
  4. Palpation

Very important for OSCE!

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2
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The patient should be in what anatomical position when doing an abdominal exam?

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Supine

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3
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The two main points to make sure you do when inspecting are (two things):

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  1. Verbalize findings
  2. Drape properly (life up shirt to bra line/rib area and tuck drape into pants)
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4
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What is the proper way to verbalize your findings on the inspection portion of the exam?

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“I see no scars, masses, discoloration, bruising, ascites”

You could potentially see positive Cullen’s sign/Grey-Turner’s sign or Linea Nigra

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5
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For auscultation portion of the exam, you listen to all 4 quadrants with what portion of the stethoscope?

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The Diaphragm

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6
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For aortic bruits, you would use what portion of the stethoscope and where would these typically be found?

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  1. The bell
  2. Left Upper Quadrant
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7
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For the percussion portion of the abdominal exam, you don’t want to hear a large area of dullness unless you are percussing over what two structures?

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  1. Liver
  2. Spleen

See organ placement diagram

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8
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When percussing, what tells you that there is no sign of spleenomegaly?

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You will hear tympany

You will go to anterior axillary line along last intercostal space - make sure they hold their breath in between

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9
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When you are palpating, you are doing so to elicit what?

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PAIN

Make sure to do all four quadrants and do light + deep palpation

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10
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If the right upper quadrant is painful to palpation, that could be due to…(try to name 2-3 of them)

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  1. Liver pain
  2. hepatitis
  3. gallbladder pain
  4. part of pancreas
  5. transverse colon spans both RUQ and LUQ
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If the left upper quadrant is painful to palpation, that could be due to…(try to name 2-3 of them)

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  1. Stomach
  2. Spleen
  3. Rest of pancreas
  4. transverse colon spans both RUQ and LUQ
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12
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What organ is in both lower quadrants?

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Small Intestine

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13
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What part of the colon is in the RLQ?

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Ascending Colon

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14
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What part(s) of the colon is in the LLQ?

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  1. Descending Colon
  2. Sigmoid Colon
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15
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If the patient describes burning in the upper quadrants, you will want to think what?

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Ulcers (duodenal in RUQ or gastric in LUQ)

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16
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If the patient describes cramping, think ________. This is when…(describe what is occuring)

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  1. Biliary Colic
  2. A gallstone is blocking a bile duct which creates a lot of pain for the patient
17
Q

If the patient describes a tearing or ripping feeling, this could be a…

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Aortic Dissection - VERY BAD –> GO TO ER

18
Q

When you find a tender area of the abdomen, you will utilize the test for what we call ________, and make sure to ask them if it hurts more when you ________ in or when you ________ away

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  1. Rebound Tenderness
  2. Push
  3. Pull
19
Q

Mcburney’s Point/sign is an indication of…

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Appendicitis

amongst other things

20
Q

Rovsing’s Sign (while outdated) is when you palpate the LLQ, but the pain shows up in the…and is used for an indication of what?

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  1. RLQ
  2. Appendicitis
21
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A Murphy’s Sign is when you ask the patient to inhale while you palpate the ________ quadrant, and if they experience pain or stop inhaling, that is an indication of/concerning for….

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  1. RUQ
  2. Gallstones - results in Cholecystitis

inflammation of gallbladder

usually done with liver palpation

22
Q

Iliopsoas/Obturator test is used to test for…

A

peritoneal inflammation

not a great test because people’s lack of flexibility takes away from the specificity of the test - Iliopsoas test = bring straight leg up and have patient push against resistance and Obturator test = bent knee to 90 and internally + externally rotate the knee

23
Q

The heel jar test is performed to test for…

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Peritoneal inflammation

A question to ask and put in history is - “did the car drive over bring about any pain such as going over bumps on the road?”

24
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Lloyd’s Test is performed to test for…and the patient is in what position?

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  1. Kidney Stones
  2. Seated upright
25
Q

Fluid wave test is performed to test for….

A

Ascites - AKA fluid back up in the abdomen

Clinical Medicine OMS Year I - Block II (4 decks)

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