CATA: Abdomen

Question 1

Aorta aneurysm Symptoms?

Answer 1

dilation of the artery to more than 1.5 times its original size
abdominal pulsations, abdominal pain and back pain, pain/numbness in
the lower limbs (nerve root compression), hoarse voice (dilation stretching
the left recurrent laryngeal nerve), No symptoms

Question 2

Most common site for aneurysmal changes

Answer 2

Aorta

Question 3

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Answer 3

Compression of the spinal cord and exiting nerves
Due to stenotic (narrow) vertebral foramen in one or several lumbar
vertebrae
Can be treated surgically sometimes via decompressive laminectomy

Question 4

What is an appendicitis indication?

Answer 4

Right sided psoas sign (lower abdominal pain from hip flexion)
*b/c as the iliopsoas contracts, it meets the inflamed appendix, producing
pain.

Question 5

Psoas Sign

Answer 5

Lower abdominal pain from flexion of the thigh at the hip. Indicates
irritation to the iliopsoas group of muscle

Question 6

Femoral nerve origin?

Answer 6

L2-4

Question 7

How does body protect itself from abdominal herniating?

Answer 7

Ant/post abdominal walls contract to clamp down on inguinal canal