ABDOMINAL ASSESSMENT

Question 1

BOWEL PATTERN

Answer 1

Frequency
Consistency
Color
Odor

Question 2

vomiting blood

Answer 2

Hematemesis - UPPER GI bleeding

Question 3

medical term for indigestion

Answer 3

Dyspepsia

Question 4

black tarry stool

Answer 4

Melena

Question 5

substance that gives color to the stool

Answer 5

Stercobilin

Question 6

swelling of the abdomen because of the fluid in the abdominal cavity

Answer 6

Ascites

Question 7

gland that sits on the top of the kidney

Answer 7

Adrenal gland

Question 8

SEQUENCE OF ASSESSMENT (Abdominal)

Answer 8

IAPP - as not to increase peristalsis

Question 9

Bluish discoloration of the periumbilical area which caused by peritoneal bleeding

Answer 9

Cullen’s sign

Question 10

Everted umbilicus

Answer 10

Umbilical/Abdominal hernia

Question 11

Term for normal bowel sounds?

Answer 11

Borborygmi - 5 - 30/ min

Question 12

Normal measurement of the liver in MCL

Answer 12

6-12 cm

Question 13

Normal measurement of the liver in MSL

Answer 13

4-8 cm

Question 14

Blunt percussion, where to percuss?

Answer 14

Costovertebral angle/Retroperitoneal/ Lumbar area

Question 15

Appendix is located at

Answer 15

Mc Burney’s point