abdomen stuff

Question 1

symptoms (MC) of abdominal aneurysm

Answer 1

nothing!

next mc would be abdominal pain, low back pain

Question 2

most ppl with abdom aneurysm would be

Answer 2

older white males, so a guy that is common to have LBP anyway

Question 3

risks

Answer 3

hyperlipidemia, hypertension, cigarette smoking—huge

Question 4

look for testing these things

Answer 4

upper vs lower pulse, BP.
claudication of lower extremities
skin atrophy, hair on the toes, pallor, not edema

Question 5

order of abdomen exam

Answer 5

inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation. palpation after sound. duh.

Question 6

inflammatory bowel disease

2 fun types

Answer 6

Crohn’s disease

Ulcerative colitis

Question 7

more common in develpoed areas
prevalence 70/100,000
20-40 or 60-80 yrs ( bimodal)
more common in women—caucasians, jews

Answer 7

ulcerative colitis

Question 8

etiology is unknown, but maybe triggered,

infxn, psychosocial, blah blah we dont know

Answer 8

UC

Question 9

the diseas that usually begins in the rectum, progresses proximally
occasionally, the distal terminal ileum is involved (backwash ileitis)

Answer 9

UC

Question 10

diffuse inflammation

goblet cells lose their mucus

Answer 10

UC

Question 11

biopsies of long standing UC show dysplasia…

onset is gradual (good periods and bad periods)

Answer 11

UC—huh? that should be bad….idk