Focused Testlet 1 Flashcards
Left abdomen pain, left shoulder pain means injury to what organ?
Spleen
Kehrs sign
Referred pain to the left shoulder indicative of injured/ruptured spleen, blood in peritoneal cavity
Organs in the upper left quadrant
Spleen, pancreas, stomach
Organs in the upper right quadrant
Liver, gallbladder
Organs in the lower left quadrant
Left kidney
Organs in the lower right quadrant
Appendix, right kidney
When percussing the stomach which of the following organs will sound dull or resonant?
Stomach, spleen, bladder, pancreas, and liver
Dull sound: spleen, liver, pancreas
Resonant sound: stomach, bladder
Where are vesicular sounds heard during auscultation? What do they sound like?
Low pitch, soft intensity, peripheral lung areas
Where are bronchovesicular sounds heard during auscultation? Bronchovesicular breath sounds?
Moderate pitch, moderate intensity, medial chest
Where are bronchial sounds heard during auscultation? Bronchial breath sounds?
High pitch, loud intensity, trachea