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Abdominal Assesment Flashcards

1
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Accessory organs that aid digestion

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liver, gallbladder, pancreas

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2
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Additional organs

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spleen, urinary tract, reproductive, vascular

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3
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Peritoneum—

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serous membrane to cover organs; prevents organs from sticking to the skin; synovial fluid in space

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4
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every system found in abdominial except

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respiratory

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5
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parietal /viserial- covers

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parietal covers cavity/ visceral covers organs

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6
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3 types of cells in the stomach

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parietal, mucus and chief cells

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7
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parietal cells

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secrete acid that helps digestion

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8
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mucus cells

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line the stomach so acid in the stomach doesn’t erode the stomach wall

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9
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chief cells

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source of enzyme to convert to pepsin

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10
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liver

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metabolizing preteins, responsible for synthesizing vitamin k, produces clotting factors

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11
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stomach

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acid turns food into churn

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12
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small intestine

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small digestion

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13
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appendix

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no function, problem bacteria grows in it

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14
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pancreas

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regulates blood sugar

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15
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spleen

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stores red blood cells

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16
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anatomical mapping

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four quadrant method, nine regions of the abdomen

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17
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clay colored stool means

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jaundice from gallbladder or liver

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18
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abdominal pain could mean

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severe distress

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19
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pt w/ celiac disease are on

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a gluten free diet

20
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visceral pain

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detention of intestine, or stretching of organ (local)

21
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paritial pain

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inflammation of parietal periteumen; severe, localized, aggravated by movement

22
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acute abdominal pain

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attain acute vitals, focused and quickly, like an emergency

23
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RLQ

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appendix

24
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RUQ

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gallbladder

25
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LUQ

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pancreatitis

26
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LLQ

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diverticulitits, ulcerative colitis

27
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pain

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burning, knifelike, cramping, aching, radiation

28
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nausea

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pregnancy, infection, diet

29
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where pain is at can help figure out

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which organ it is in

30
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indigestion

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(dyspepsia) Ulcer, Acute MI, GERD

31
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vomiting

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Coffee ground (old blood); Bright red (fresh bleed); Greenish-yellow bile like (normal); Food particles; Force (projectile vomiting)

32
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vomiting conditions

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food poison, pregnancy, bleeding, appendix

33
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problem with C. Diff

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antibiotics kill off all normal flora and end up with c diff suprainfections

34
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vomiting bright red

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(fresh blood); increase pressure with cirrhosis; increase pressure in veins - rupture and can cause bright red blood in vomit emergency situation

35
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diarrhea

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Onset—sudden, explosive, gradual; Characteristics—watery, fatty, undigested food; note often, and worry about dehydration; don’t want to stop it until it can be tested

36
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bright red diarrhea

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lower GI bleed

37
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Black, tarry diarrhea

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upper GI bleed

38
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clay colored diarrhea

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bile obstruction

39
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constipation

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Diet- high fatty preventing adequate water; Fluid/fiber; Activity - system slows down when not moving

40
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dysuria

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(painful urination) Pain/burning; Stream - in male pt with prostate problems; Color (blood, pus/cloudy, dark yellow/orange)

41
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worry about constipation w/in

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48 hours of eating; worry about in hospital because all symptoms begin to slow down

42
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blood in urine

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kidney stone

43
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obstruction

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worried about with surgical and immobile patients

44
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proximal obstruction

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Acute onset- small intestine/ higher obstruction, can’t by pass; Marked vomiting; Distention usually minimal

45
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distal obstruction

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Onset gradual; Less marked vomiting; Marked distention

46
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obstruction in surgical patients

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paralytic illeus/ puresdo obstruction; immobile and receiving pain meds; bowel sounds become absent so patient becomes NPO; loss of parastylosis (immobility and pain meds)

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