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Chiro Essentials- Boards 2 and 3 > Abdominal Findings > Flashcards

Abdominal Findings Flashcards

1
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Abdominal bruit left of the midline epigastrium

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Unilateral renal artery stenosis

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2
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Absent bowel sounds (paralytic ileus)

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Generalized peritonitis

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3
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Acetone breath

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Diabetic ketoacidosis

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4
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Argyll Robertson pupil

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Tertiary syphilis

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5
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Ascites (fluid in the abdomen-shifting dullness)

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Cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome, cancer

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6
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Beef red smooth tongue

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Vitamin B12 deficiency

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7
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Bilateral kidney enlargement

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Polycystic disease of the kidneys

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8
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Bluish discoloration in flanks (Grey Turner sign)

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Pancreatitis or ectopic pregnancy

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9
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Bluish discoloration in umbilicus (Cullen sign)

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Pancreatitis or ectopic pregnancy

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10
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Blumberg’s sign (rebound tenderness)

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Generalized peritonitis

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11
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Caput medusa (dilated veins radiating from navel)

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Portal hypertension as in cirrhosis

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12
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Cessation of inspiration on RUQ pressure (murphy sign)

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Cholecystitis

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13
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CVA tender on percussion (murphy’s punch)

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Pyelonephritis

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14
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Dull percussion not in Traube’s space

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Splenomegaly

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15
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Epigastric tenderness

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PUD, gastritis, pancreatitis

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16
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Friction rub

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Trauma, infection or cancer

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17
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Hepatojugular reflex (increase JVP with RUQ pressure)

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CHF

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18
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Hyperactive bowel sounds with borborygmi

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intestinal obstruction

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19
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Hyper-resonant percussion note

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Intestinal obstruction

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20
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Irregular hard prostate

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Prostate cancer

21
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Kehr’s sign (left shoulder pain in the acute abdomen)

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Ruptured ectopic pregnancy or spleen

22
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Left iliac fossa tenderness

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Diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis

23
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Liver edge below right costal margin

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Hepatomegaly

24
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Magenta tongue

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Riboflavin deficiency

25
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McBurney’s sign (tenderness over McBurney’s point)

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Appendicitis

26
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Murphy’s punch (CVA tenderness or percussion)

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Pyelonephritis

27
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Murphy’s sign (RUQ pain on deep inspiration)

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Cholecystitis

28
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Non-tender hepatomegaly

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Cirrhosis, hepatic metastases

29
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Obturator internus test (RIF pain on hip internal rotation)

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Appendicitis

30
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Painful boggy prostate

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Prostatitis

31
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Painless testicular mass

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Testicular cancer

32
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Prehn’s sign

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Epididymo-orchitis

33
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Puddle sign

34
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Reducible gurgling mass in the inguinal region

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Inguinal hernia

35
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RIF pain with pressure in left quadrant

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Rovsing’s sign

36
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RIF pain with internal rotation of right hip

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obturator sign

37
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Right hypochondriac tenderness with jaundice

38
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Right hypochondriac tenderness and positive murphy’s sign

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cholecystitis

39
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Right iliac fossa tenderness maximum at McBurney’s point

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Appendicitis

40
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Right iliac fossa tenderness with recurrent diarrhea

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Crohn’s disease

41
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Right iliac fossa tenderness, purulent vaginal discharge

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Pelvic inflammatory disease

42
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Rogoff’s sign

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Adrenal inflammation

43
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Rovsing’s sign (RLQ pain on pressure in the LLQ)

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Appendicitis

44
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Scaphoid abdomen

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Severe malnutrition

45
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Sharp pain on sudden removal of pressure

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Blumberg’s sign

46
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Shifting dullness

47
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Small liver on percussion

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Cirrhosis or emphysema

48
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Tender hepatomegaly

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Hepatitis, congestive heart failure

49
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Abdominal bruit in the midline of the epigastrum

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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Chiro Essentials- Boards 2 and 3 (6 decks)

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