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18 Cards in this Set
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BMI range of overweight patient
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25-29 kg/m2
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BMI range for obesity
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30-34 kg/m2
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BMI range for morbidly obese patient
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35+ kg/m2
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Right Upper Quadrant Organs (major)
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liver
gallbladder right kidney right adrenal gland head of the pancreas duodenum |
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Left Upper Quadrant Organs (Major)
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left lobe of the liver
spleen stomach body of the pancreas portion of the left kidney left adrenal gland |
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Right Lower Quadrant Organs (Major)
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Cecum
Appendix Ovary (Woman) Right Ureter Right Spermatic Cord (Man) |
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Left Lower Quadrant Organs (Major)
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Descending Colon
Sigmoid Colon Ovary (Woman) Left Spermatic Cord (Man) Left Ureter |
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Midline Organs
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Aorta
Uterus (if enlarged) Bladder (if distended) |
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pyrosis?
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heart burn
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abdominal contour shapes
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flat (normal)
rounded (normal) scaphoid (malnutrition) protuberance (ascites, or overweight) |
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7 F's of abdominal distention
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Fat (Obesity)
Fetus (Pregnancy) Feces (present in colon) Flatus (Gas) Fluid (Ascites) Fatal Tumor Fibroid |
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sequence of techniques used in abdominal assessment
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inspection --> auscultation --> percussion --> palpation
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Types of Bowel Sounds
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Active: 5-30 times/minute
Hypoactive: 4 or less/min Hyperactive: 30 or more a min (ex. borborygmus - normal) |
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In what instances would you hear hypoactive bowel sounds/ bowel sounds be absent?
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after abdominal surgery
inflammation of the peritoneum |
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Describe hyperactive bowel sounds. What do they signal?
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high pitched, tinkling, rushing rounds. they signal increased motility.
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normal adult liver span
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6 - 12
males is about 10.5cm female is about 7cm |
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Murphy's Sign/ Inspiratory Arrest test for:
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inflammed gallbladder
(pain felt when taking a deep breath when the examiner's fingers are on the approximate location of the inflammed bladder.) |
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Blumberg's Sign/Rebound Tenderness tests for:
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inflammation in the abdomen (such as with appendicitis)
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