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the peritoneal surfaces are lubricated by what?
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serous fluid
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Try to think of the viscera articulating with one another. Can you "crack" the viscera?
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Kinda- the thin-layer adherence phenomenon applies
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effects of visceral dysfunction
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incr peritoneal fluid production
incr viscosity fibrous adhesions between ab wall and viscera = pain |
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what is teh Traub-herring -Meyer wave
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cranial rhythmic impulse
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what can't you do corrective scoliosis surgery on pt over 25
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viscera are "molded" to each other.
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intraabdominal pressure is always pos/neg relative to intrathoracic pressure
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pos
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how are viscera drawn towoard the diaphragm?
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thin layer adherence
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how does running cause diarrhea?
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psoas muscle compression on the transverse colon during walking/running
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key suspensory ligament for the liver
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falciform ligament
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where does the liver hang from
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diaphragm
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what 15 cm piece of tissue carries the blood supply and lymph drainage of the intestines?
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root of the mesentery
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incr/decr in lordosis causes tension on the root of the mesentery?
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incr
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falciform ligament's attachment to linea alba implies what about obesity?
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drag on diaphragm
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visceral mov't in cm with rest breathing.
with deep breathing? |
2 cm
8-12cm |
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does the liver pulse by itself
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apparently
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rate of Traub-Herring-Meyer wave
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8-12 cycles per minute
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symptoms of liver dysfunction
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indigestion of fatty food
biliary stasis difficulty breathing (heavy chest) fatigue rt shoulder pain andn periarthritis thoracic outlet syndrome - right depression |
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with inhalation, the liver rolls on the falciform lig in which direction?
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anteriorly (about transverse axis)
and counterclockwise on an AP axis |
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etiologies of liver motion restriction
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viral hepatitis
surgical scarring toxins (EtOH, drugs, chemicals) |
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can you "crack" the liver?
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yes - myofascial release
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how is mesenteric release done?
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myofascial release and compressive milking (squeeze the sponge)
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how does esophagous stay in place?
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esophageal fascia is continuous with fascia on top and bottom of diaphragm
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sypmtoms of gatroesophageal dysfunction
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hiatal hernia
GERD gastritis indigestion |
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cervical link to hiatal hernia
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decreased cervical lordosis
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vertebral link to GERD
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incr thoracic kyphosis unloads the esophagus and makes esophageal sphincter incompotent --> GERD
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mechanical etiologies of renal dysfunction
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jogging, pregnancy, slip and fall
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symps of renal dysfunction
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HTN,
recurrent pyelonephritis nephrolithiasis flank pain inguinal pain knee pain *** |