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Abdominal 1: Peripheral Flashcards

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Peripheral examination - what are the SIGNS to check for from end of the bed?

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Jaundice
Confusion
Distension
Pallor
Oedema
Cachexia
Hernias
Signs of pain/distress
Signs of easy bruising

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Peripheral examination - what are GI things to check for from the end of the bed?

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Abdominal drains
Stoma bags
Signs of AV fistulae
Obs/drug/fluid balance charts

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Peripheral examination - what are food things to check from the end of the bed?

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Sick bowls
Food supplements
Dietary notices
NBM instructions

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Hand and arms - what are clinical signs to check for?

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Palmar erythema
Dupuytren’s contracture
Clubbing
Koilonychia
Leukonychia

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Koilonychia

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Spoon nails

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Leukonychia

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White dots/strips on nails

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Hand and arms - what are informative signs to look for?

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Bruising
Tattoos
Excoriations
Wasting
Needle track marks

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Hand and arms - why check the axillae?

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Acanthosis nigricans - hyperpigmentation + hyperkeratosis of skin

Hair loss

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Face and neck - what to look at in eyes?

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Sclera
Cornea
Conjunctiva
Eyelids

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Xanthelasma

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Chronic cholestasis

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Corneal arcus

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Hyperlipidaemia

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12
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Kayser-Fleischer rings

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Dark rings around the iris - Wilson’s disease

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13
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Parotid swelling

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Alcohol abuse

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14
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Perlimbal injection

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Anterior uveitis is assoc with IBD?

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Angular cheilitis

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Iron deficiency

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Glossitis
Beefy, red tongue

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Folate/B12 deficiency

17
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Atrophic and smooth tongue

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Iron deficiency

18
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What are signs of dehydration in the face and mouth?

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Sunken eyes
Dry mucous membranes

19
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Face and neck - what else do you do beyond check for signs?

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Palpate for lymphadenopathy - especially Virchow’s node

20
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Why is Virchow’s node especially important to palpate for in abdominal exams?

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Associated with gastric malignancy

21
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Chest - what do you examine?

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Spider naevi
Gynaecomastia
Body hair distribution

22
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What are spider naevi?

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Vascular lesion
Abnormal dilation of vessels under skin
>5 is abnormal

23
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Chest - what is lack of hair a sign of?

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Liver disease

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