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14 Cards in this Set
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What structures (organs) are located within the RUQ? |
Right lobe of the liver Ascending colon, right colonic flexure and right half of the transverse colon Stomach (pylorus) duodenum, head of pancreas Gallbladder (deep to the right costal margin and right linea semilunaris |
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What structures are located within the LUQ? |
Liver left lobe Stomach (most) spleen Transverse colon, left colic flexure, descending colon |
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What structures are located within the RLQ? |
Small intestines, appendix, cecum, lower part of the ascending colon Right side of full bladder or pregnant uterus |
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What structures are located with the LLQ? |
Lower descending colon, sigmoid colon, small intestines, left side of the full bladder or pregnant uterus |
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Epigastric region structures? |
Liver (upper region), stomach (lower left region mainly), gallbladder (intermediate and right region), pyloric sphincter, superior duodenum, head of pancreas |
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Umbilical region structures? |
lower duodenum, loops of small intestine parts of transverse colon |
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hypogastric structures? |
sigmoid colon, ureter and upper bladder |
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Lumbar and inguinal regions structures? |
Parts of ureters |
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how did houdini die, and why? |
He was punched in the right lower quadrant super hard and his appendix ruptured. |
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Gallbladder irritation Referred pain location? Secondary somatic pain? Referred from secondary somatic irritation? |
epigastrium subcostal and linea semilunari right upper shoulder and lower right cervical |
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What is murphy's sign? |
inhalation plus palpation of subcostal and linea semilunaris intersection causes pain |
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Pyloric/upper duodenum irritation Referred pain? Secondary somatic pain? Referred pain from secondary irritation? |
-epigastric and inter scapular -right sided epigastric, perforated ulcers cause pain in the hypogastric region as fluids flow downwards -referred pain from secondary irritation described above |
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Appendicitis referred pain location? secondary somatic pain? |
diffuse umbilical pain RLQ pain, McBurney's point pain (1/3 from ASIS to umbilicus) |
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Urinary tract Referred pain |
renal pelvis stone is costovertebral angle pain upper ureteral stone as it moves causes lateral, inferior pain to the posterior lumbar regions |
