Abdominal Exam Flashcards
what is the correct abdominal exam order
inspection
auscultation
percussion
palpation
what quadrant: liver, gallbladder, pylorus, duodenum, head of pancreas, RT kidney, ascending and transverse colon
RUQ
what quadrant: stomach, spleen, left lobe of liver, body of pancreas, LT kidney, transverse and descending colon
LUQ
what quadrant: cecum, appendix, ascending colon, RT ovary, RT ureter
RLQ
what quadrant: sigmoid colon, descending colon, LT ovary, LT ureter
LLQ
part of the stomach passes through the esophageal hiatus in the diaphragm into the chest cavity
hiatal hernia with esophagitits
chronic circumscribed break in the duodenal mucosa that scars with healing
duodenal ulcer
chronic inflammatory disorder that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, producing ulceration, fibrosis, and malabsorption
(ileum and colon most common)
crohn’s disease
saclike mucosal out pouching through colonic muscle
diverticular disease
symptoms: began periumbilical or epigastric and migrate to the RLQ
appendicitis
stone formation in the gallbladder occurs when certain substances reach a high concentration in bile and produce crystals
cholelithiasis