Step 7 Flashcards
1
Q
what happens at step 7
A
percussion of the abdomen
2
Q
what are we percussing ?
A
9 regions
boarders of liver and spleen
right iliac fossa
bladder
3
Q
how do we percuss the liver?
A
percuss from right illiac fossa until percussion becomes dull.
repeat the percussion from the mid-clavicular line until resonance is dull.
4
Q
how do we percuss the spleen
A
percuss from the right illiac fossa until resonance becomes dull
5
Q
how do we percuss the bladder and what are we listening for?
A
go from the naval to suprapubic area listening for dullness which can be a sign of enlarged bladder which can be a sign of urinary retention
