Abdominal Exam Flashcards

1
Q

what is the correct abdominal exam order

A

inspection
auscultation
percussion
palpation

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2
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what quadrant: liver, gallbladder, pylorus, duodenum, head of pancreas, RT kidney, ascending and transverse colon

A

RUQ

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3
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what quadrant: stomach, spleen, left lobe of liver, body of pancreas, LT kidney, transverse and descending colon

A

LUQ

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4
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what quadrant: cecum, appendix, ascending colon, RT ovary, RT ureter

A

RLQ

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5
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what quadrant: sigmoid colon, descending colon, LT ovary, LT ureter

A

LLQ

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6
Q

part of the stomach passes through the esophageal hiatus in the diaphragm into the chest cavity

A

hiatal hernia with esophagitits

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7
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chronic circumscribed break in the duodenal mucosa that scars with healing

A

duodenal ulcer

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8
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chronic inflammatory disorder that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, producing ulceration, fibrosis, and malabsorption
(ileum and colon most common)

A

crohn’s disease

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9
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saclike mucosal out pouching through colonic muscle

A

diverticular disease

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10
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symptoms: began periumbilical or epigastric and migrate to the RLQ

A

appendicitis

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11
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stone formation in the gallbladder occurs when certain substances reach a high concentration in bile and produce crystals

A

cholelithiasis

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