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17 Cards in this Set
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Name the organs that belong in the right upper quadrant (DUK G LAP)
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Duodenum
Urethra Kidney Gall Bladder Liver Adrenal Glands Pancreas |
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Name the organs that belong in the right lower quadrant (CO KU AA)
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Cecum
Ovary Kidney Ureter Ascending Colon Appendix |
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Name the organs that belong in the left upper quadrant (PASS K)
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Pancreas
Adrenal Gland Spleen Stomach Kidney |
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Name the organs that belong in the left lower quadrant (DUK SO)
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Descending Colon
Ureter Kidney Sigmoid Colon Ovary |
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Name the 9 regions of the abdomen (starting at noon and go clockwise, ending with the one in the middle)
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Epigastric
Left Hypochondriac Left Lumbar Left Inguinal Hypogastric/Suprapubic Right Inguinal Right Lumbar Right Hypochondriac Umbilical |
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Of the 9 regions, where are the kidneys and adrenal glands located?
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Right & Left Lumbar
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Of the 9 regions, where is the pancreas found?
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Epigastic
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Of the 9 regions, where are the bladder, prostate gland & sigmoid colon found?
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Hypogastric / Suprapubic
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The abdominal order of assessment is?
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1. Inspection
2. Auscultation 3. Percussion 4. Palpation |
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What is a POSITIVE Grey Turner's Sign?
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Purple discoloration at the flanks (it indicates bleeding, possibly from trauma)
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Describe Rovsing's Sign and what the positive result is:
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Test client for rebound tenderness
Positive: Client feels more pain when pressure is released Positive: Client feels more pain in the RLQ than the LLQ (referred pain) May be a sign of appendicitis |
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CVA Tenderness: describe the test and what is considered abnormal:
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It's often associated with renal disease
Use the heel of your fist to strike the client firmly over the CV angles (patient is sitting upright & back turned to you) Abnormal: Actual tenderness (could be signs of kidney stones/infection) |
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McBurney's Point:
Describe the location and what the POSITIVE sign means: |
1/3 the distance from the ASIS to the umbilicus
Positive result: deep tenderness here is a sign for acute appendicitis |
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Murphy's Test
Describe test and positive sign |
Client breathes out and you place your hand below the costal margin (right side) at the mid-clavicular line (location of the gallbladder)
Client then breathes in and if the GB comes in contact with your hands (tender) then it is a POSITIVE sign. Positive is also no pain if test is done on the left side. |
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Fluid Wave Test
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Client assists by placing their hands on the midline of the abdomen & you tap on one flank while feeling the other
Abnormal = if you feel the tap (it means there is fluid there (ascites) Test is not totally reliable |
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Ecchymosis around the umbilicus which means there's internal bleeding is known as _______ Sign.
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Cullen's Sign
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Peristaltic Waves are ____ usually visible but if so, there could be an _______ and it may be visible from the _____ to the _____.
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NOT
Obstruction LUQ to RLQ |
