abdominal findings and indications Flashcards
_____
- alternating periods of diarrhea and constipation
- type A personality
irritable bowel syndrome
heartburn with exercise indicates
angina
heartburn with meals indicates
reflux
ulcers most commonly with which bacteria
- pain in epigastric area
H. pylori
___: difficulty swallowing
dysphagia
__: pain on swallowing
odynophagia
___: vomiting blood
hematemesis
____: bright red blood in stool
hematochezia
hematochezia indicates….
lower GI bleed
_____: digested or oxidized blood in the stool; tarry in color
melena
melena indicates…
upper GI bleed
___: fat in stool, grey or white
steatorrhea
___: feeling of incomplete voiding of the bowel
tenesmus
visceral pain…
hollow organs: distend
solid organs: capsule is stretched
parietal pain…
inflammation
steady, aching pain
aggravated by moving
referred pain…
refers as severity increases
cholecystitis/cholelithiasis refers…
inf aspect of R shoulder blade
gallbladder
5 Fs for cholecystitis/cholelithiasis
female forties flabious fat fertile
abrupt pain usually indicative of…
blockage or rupture
slow onset of pain indicative of…
inflammatory or obstruction
if pain is worse on an empty stomach, indicative of…
ulcer
if pain is worse with full stomach, indicative of…
reflux
GERD
epigastric pain indicative of…
indigestion
angina - precipitated by exertion, relieved by rest
periumbilical pain that migrates to R lower quadrant indicative of…
appendicitis
left lower quadrant pain indicative of…
diverticulitis
- irritation of the intestine
diffuse abdominal pain, guarding, absent bowel sound indicative of…
large bowel obstruction
nausea/vomiting
- relief with vomiting indicative of…
peptic ulcer
severe nausea/vomiting indicative of
gallstones
acute diarrhea indicative of..
infection
chronic diarrhea indicative of…
Crohns
ulcerative colitis
constipation
- fewer than ___ movements per week
3
vomit looks like food indicative of ___ obstruction
esophageal
vomit smells like feces indicative of ____ obstruction
intestinal