Abdominal Exam Inspection

Question 1

What equipment and preparation do you need for the abdominal exam?

Answer 1

Drape pt fully
Warm room, stethoscope, dr hands
Pt lies with legs bent and knees flexed
Dr. stand on R side of pt

Question 2

What are you looking at for inspection?

Answer 2

Contour
Symmetry
Umbilicus
Skin
Pulsations
Hair Distribution

Question 3

What do you see for contour?

Answer 3

Flat
Scaphoid
Rounded
Protuberant

Question 4

When looking for symmetry look for?

Answer 4

Buldging
Masses
Asymmetrical shape
Hernia

Question 5

When looking at umbilicus look for?

Answer 5

Discoloration or inflammation (intra-abdominal bleed)

Hernia

Question 6

What should the umbilicus look like?

Answer 6

Midline

Inverted

Question 7

When looking at skin what do you look for?

Answer 7

Smooth and homogenous skin

Moles, scars, striae

Question 8

What is a turgor test?

Answer 8

Skin pinch to return to original position immediately. Poor turgor test occurs with dehydration.

Question 9

What pulsations do you see?

Answer 9

Aortic in epigastric area

Question 10

Hair distribution should be?

Answer 10

Equal and bilateral