Abdominal

Question 1

bowel sounds

Answer 1

intestinal sounds heard from auscultation over the abdomen; overactive, hypoactice, diminished, absent, and tympanitic.

Question 2

cholecystitis

Answer 2

inflammation of the gallbladder

Question 3

cholelisthiasis

Answer 3

production of gallstones

Question 4

cirrhosis

Answer 4

scarring of the liver tissue affecting liver functions

Question 5

crohn’s/colitis

Answer 5

types of chronic inflammatory bowel disease

Question 6

diffuse

Answer 6

generalized; not localized to any specific location

Question 7

distention

Answer 7

enlarged or swollen due to internal pressure

Question 8

diverticulitis

Answer 8

acute inflammation of the diverticular pouches

Question 9

diverticulosis

Answer 9

formation of diverticuli; pouches in the colon wall

Question 10

Dunphy’s sign

Answer 10

increased pain with coughing

Question 11

Dyspepsia

Answer 11

indigestion

Question 12

dysphagia

Answer 12

difficulty swallowing

Question 13

emesis

Answer 13

vomit

Question 14

epigastric

Answer 14

upper central region of the abdomen

Question 15

gastroenteritis

Answer 15

general term for inflammation of the GI tract

Question 16

guarding

Answer 16

tensing of the abdominal wall muscles as to guard the internal organs, indicative of true abdominal disease

Question 17

hematemesis

Answer 17

vomiting with blood

Question 18

hematochezia

Answer 18

bright red blood in the stool

Question 19

hepatitis

Answer 19

inflammation of the liver

Question 20

hepatomegaly

Answer 20

enlarged liver

Question 21

hernia

Answer 21

contents of the body cavity bulge out of the area where they are normally contained

Question 22

ileus

Answer 22

inability for the intestine (bowel) to contract normally and move waste out of the body

Question 23

inguinal

Answer 23

pertaining to the groin region

Question 24

intussusception

Answer 24

one portion of the intestine slides into the next, much like the pieces of a telescope

Question 25

mass

Answer 25

any abdominal enlargement

Question 26

McBurney’s point

Answer 26

RLQ point (1/3 of the way from the ASIS to the the umbilicus) tenderness indicative of appendicitis

Question 27

Melena

Answer 27

black tarry stool indicative of GI bleed

Question 28

Murphy’s sign

Answer 28

pain with palpation of the RUQ during inspiration, indicative of cholecystitis

Question 29

Obturator sign

Answer 29

RLQ in the internal rotation of right thigh, indicative of appendicitis

Question 30

organomegaly

Answer 30

enlarged organ

Question 31

PUD

Answer 31

peptic ulcer disease; ulcers developing in the stomach causing pain and emesis

Question 32

peritoneal signs

Answer 32

rebound tenderness, guarding, or rigidity, indicative of acute abdominal inflammation

Question 33

Peritonitis

Answer 33

inflammation of the peritoneal (abdominal cavity)

Question 34

Psoas sign

Answer 34

RLQ pain with extension of the right thigh, indicative of appendicitis

Question 35

prominent aortic pulsation

Answer 35

a larger than expected pulsating mass while palpating midline over the abdomen, indicates an aortic aneurysm

Question 36

pulsatile mass

Answer 36

strong pulse of midline abdomen, possible aortic aneurysm

Question 37

rebound

Answer 37

pain when releasing hand from abdominal palpation

Question 38

rigidity

Answer 38

stiffness of the muscles of the abdomen

Question 39

Rovsing’s sign

Answer 39

pain in the RLQ with palpation of the LLQ, indicative of appendicitis

Question 40

small bowel obstruction

Answer 40

SBO; acute blockage of the small intestine

Question 41

scaphoid

Answer 41

concave, sunken

Question 42

splenomegaly

Answer 42

enlarged spleen

Question 43

suprapubic

Answer 43

lower central region on the abdomen

Question 44

tympany

Answer 44

a bell-like noise when tapping on the abdomen