abnormal poops & more! Flashcards
coffee ground emesis sign of
peptic ulcer disease
melena, hematemesis sign of
gastritis
upper gi bleed
acute abdomen sign of
peritonitis
pain left of midline with food sign of
gastric ulcer
pain right of midline 1.5 to 3 hours after food
duodenal ulcer
mucoid stools sign of…
iritable bowel syndrome
hematochezia
blood in stool: via rectum, bright red
occult blood
in stool but not readily apparent
high pitched/absent bowel sounds are a sign of…
bowel obstruction
maroon stools sign of
lower gi bleed
visible blood clots in stools sign of
lower gi bleed
steatorrhea sign of
malabsorption syndromes
celiac disease in children
+ clay-colored feces, cholecystitis
rebound tenderness sign of
peritonitis/appendicitis
rlq pain sign of
appendicitis
llq pain sign of
irritable bowel syndrome
diverticulitis
minimal movement due to pain sign of
peritonitis
frequent loose stools sign of
gastroenteritis
tenesmus
sudden urges to defecate
tenesmus sign of
ulcerative colitis
blood + mucus in stool sign of
ulcerative colitis
perianal ulcers and fissures sign of
crohn’s disease
severe diarrhea sign of
crohn’s disease
steatorrhea + clay-colored stool
cholecystitis
steatorrhea + clay-colored stool
cholecystitis
jaundice sign of
cirrhosis
liver tenderness sign of
cirrhosis
itching due to bile salt accumulation in skin sign of
hepatitis
dark foamy urine sign of
cholecystitis
clay-colored feces sign of
cholecystitis
fibrous, dyskinetic gallbladder results from
chronic cholecystitis
third spacing a sign of
pancreatitis
if you give someone with pancreatitis something to eat…
it will stimulate their irritated pancreas, so don’t do that shit.
NOT EVEN ICE CHIPS OR SIPS YO
severe abdominal pain radiating to back and left side sign of
pancreatitis
foul smelling and ribbonlike poo in infants/kids
hirschsprung’s
no meconium in 48 hours
hirschsprung’s
possibly cystic fibrosis
nonbilious vomiting ~3 weeks of age progressing to projectile sign of
pyloric stenosis
olive shaped mass in epigastrum palpable sign of
pyloric stenosis
steatorrhea
excessively large pale, oily, frothy stools
melena
blood in stool: black tarry
pain + sausage shape + currant jelly stool
intussusception
