Gastrointestinal Assessment (done)

Question 1

what must we also ask with females and Abdo pain

Answer 1

pregnancy’s

terminations

ask about periods

Question 2

what are the 9 f’s of abdo swelling

Answer 2

fat 
flatus 
faeces 
fluid 
foetus 
full side tumours
full bladder 
fibroids 
false pregnancey

Question 3

what is spider naevi

Answer 3

looks like a red spot with spider like legs can show disruption to the vena cave

Question 4

what are you looking for when you inspect someone abdo

Answer 4

scars
swelling 
masses
distension 
mottling 
bruising 
stretch marks
spider naevi 
colostomy 
hernies 
injection site 
jaundice

Question 5

what organs are in the left iliac region

Answer 5

sigmoid colon
descending colon
small intestine

Question 6

what organs are in the hypogastric region

Answer 6

bladder
sigmoid colon
small intestine
reproductive organs

Question 7

what organs are in the right iliac region

Answer 7

appendix
cecum
asceding colon
small intestine

Question 8

what organs are in the left lumbar region

Answer 8

descending colon, small intestine and left kideny

Question 9

what organs are in the umbilical region

Answer 9

duodenum
small intestine
transverse colon

Question 10

what organs are in the right lumbar region

Answer 10

ascending colon
small intestine
right kideny

Question 11

what organ are in the left hypochondriac region

Answer 11

liver 
stomach 
pancreas 
left kidney 
spleen 
large and small intestine

Question 12

what organs are in the epigastric region

Answer 12

liver
stomach 
spleen, 
duodenum 
adrenal glands
pancreas

Question 13

what organs are in the right hypochondriac region

Answer 13

livier
right kideny
gallbladder
large and small intestine

Question 14

what are the 9 quadrants of the Abdo

Answer 14

right hypocondrium 
epigastrium 
left hypocondrium 
right lubar
umbilical 
left lumber 
right iliac 
hypogastrium 
left iliac

Question 15

what is rebound tenderness

Answer 15

sudden realises of compressed abdo pain cuasing a rapid sharp pain

Question 16

what is rigidity

Answer 16

constant invoulnatary contracts of abdo muscles

Question 17

what is guarding

Answer 17

voluntary or involuntary tension of the abdo wall muscles over inflamed abdo region to guard underlying structures from pain

Question 18

what does a pink scar show

Answer 18

that its a new scar

Question 19

what does a white scar show

Answer 19

that its an old scar

Question 20

what is hematuria

Answer 20

bleeding in the urine

Question 21

what are common signs and symptoms of abdo pain

Answer 21

pain
fever
nausea and vomiting 
heartburn 
loss of appetitie 
unintentional weight loss 
altered bowel habits 
hematuria 
bleeding 
jaundice

Question 22

where is the last place you should when palpating

Answer 22

the area with the most tenderness needs to be examined last

Question 23

what does a high pitched sound on auscultation suggest

Answer 23

obstruction

Question 24

what does absent bowel sounds suggest

Answer 24

bowel paralyasis

Question 25

when auscultating what should you hear

Answer 25

bowel sounds should be audiable in all abdominal regions

Question 26

what are the signs and symptoms of an appendicitis

Answer 26

low grade fever
nausea
vommiting
change in bowel habits

Question 27

what are the indications of a appendicitis

Answer 27

poorly localised centrall or epigastric abdo pain

Question 28

what are the 4 elements of a abdo assessment

Answer 28

inspection

palpation

percusiion

Auscultation