EMT Ch. 18 Topics Flashcards
Severe back pain may be associated with which of the following conditions? A) Abdominal aortic aneurysm B) Pelvic inflammatory disease C) Appendicitis D) Mittelschmerz
A) Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
\_\_\_\_\_commonly produces symptoms about 30 minutes after a particularly fatty meal and usually at night. A) A peptic ulcer B) Cholecystitis C) Appendicitis D) Pancreatitis
B) Cholecystitis
\_\_\_\_occur(s) when there is excess pressure within the portal system and surrounding vessel and may lead to life-threatening bleeding. A) Esophageal rupture B) Esophageal varices C) Esophageal ulcers D) Esophageal reflux
B) Esophageal varices
You have been dispatched to the home of a 52 year old woman with severe flank pain. Which of the following would be an appropriate question to ask regarding the pain? A) Have you experienced any belching? B) Do you feel nauseous? C) Is the pain constant or intermittent? D) Have you been urinating more or less?
C) Is the pain constant or intermittent?
When the abdominal muscles become rigid in an effort to protect the abdomen from further irritation, this is referred to as: A) guarding B) tenderness C) rebound tenderness D) referred pain
A) Guarding
A(n) ______is the protrusion of a loop of an organ or tissue through an abnormal body opening.
Hernia
____is complete obstruction of blood circulation in a given organ as a result of compression or entrapment.
Strangulation
_____describes severe kidney failure resulting in the buildup of waste products within the blood.
Uremia
_____are solid crystalline masses formed in the kidney, resulting from an excess of insoluble salts or uric acid crystallizing in the urine.
Kidney stones
Ileus
Paralysis of the bowel
Retroperitoneal
Behind the peritoneum
Referred pain
Pain felt in an area of the body other than where the cause of the pain is located
Peritonitis
Inflammation of the peritoneum
Peritoneum
A membrane lining the abdomen
Acute Abdomen
A condition of sudden onset of pain within the abdomen
