things to remember Flashcards
suggested percussion and auscultation areas: ANTERIOR
- apex above clavicle on both sides
- 2nd ICS MCL (just under sternal notch) on both sides
- 4th ICS MCL (level of middle lobe on R side)
- just below nipples at MCL (6th ICS)
- just under axilla
suggested percussuion and auscultation areas: POSTERIOR
- apex: around rib 1 just lateral to spine
- T4 MCL
- T8 MCL
what is the spinal level of the umbilicus?
L3/4
what is the spinal level of the crest of the ilium?
L4
what is the spinal level of the tubercle of the ilium?
L5
what is the spinal level of ASIS?
S2
what plane is at the level of the end of the 9th CC?
transpyloric plane
describe the surface marking of the liver
- R 5th rib MCL –> L 5th ICS in MCL
- lower border follows costal margin
describe the surface marking of the gall bladder
where transpyloric plane meets R MCL
at tip of 9th CC
where is McBurney’s point? what is there?
APPENDIX
1/3 of distance from ASIS to umbilicus
where is the caecum?
triangular area bounded by inter tubercular line and lateral half of R inguinal ligament and inferior part of MCL
what should you do for an unresponsive child?
- 5 rescue breaths
- 15 chest compression
- 2 rescue breaths
- 15 chest compressions
what should you do for an adult choking?
- ask to cough
- unconscious: CPR
- conscious: 5 back blows, 5 abdo thrusts
how do the thrusts change in infants?
- do thrusts on chest in infant
- abdominal thrusts for child over 1
what are the levels of the suprasternal notch, sternal angle and xiphisternum?
suprasternal = T2/3
sternal angle= T4/5
xiphisternum = T9
where can you feel the brachial artery?
- middle 1/3 of shaft of humerus in bicipital groove
- in cubital fossa