Chapter 11: Vocabulary (Part 2)

Question 1

Cullen’s Sign

Answer 1

Discoloration around the umbilicus (occasionally the flank) suggestive of intra-abdominal hemorrhage

Question 2

Grey Turner’s Sign

Answer 2

Discoloration over the flanks suggesting intra-abdominal bleeding

Question 3

Ascitis

Answer 3

An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal space result of congestive heart failure or liver failure

Question 4

Borborygmi

Answer 4

Loud, prolonged, gurgling bowel sounds indicating hyper peristalsis.

Question 5

Pitting

Answer 5

Depression that results from pressure against skin when pitting edema is present