Abdominal Pain Flashcards
two most significant properties of pain?
site
character
how to assess pain
site onset character radiation associations time course exacerbating/relieving factors severity
what planes form the abdominopelvic regions?
transpyloric plane
interspinous plane
list other abdominal planes
subcostal
supracristal
intertubercular
transpyloric plane cuts through?
pylorus of stomach, neck of pancreas, fundus of gallbladder, renal hilum, duodenojejunal flexure
subcostal plane cuts through?
origin of inferior mesenteric artery
supracristal plane cuts through?
bifurcation of aorta
what organs in right hypochondriac region?
liver
gallbladder
what organs in epigastric region?
stomach
duodenum
pancreas
what organs in left hypochondriac region?
pancreas
what organs in right lumbar region?
kidney
what organs in umbilical region?
small bowel
caecum
retroperitoneal structures
what organs in left lumbar region?
kidney
what organs in right iliac region?
appendix
caecum
what organs in hypogastric region?
tx colon
bladder
uterus