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Health Assessment
Abdominal Assessment
Question | Answer |
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Identify organs in the URQ (upper right quadrant) | Liver, gallbladder, head of pancreas, right kidney and adrenal hepatic flexure of colon, part of ascending and transverse colon, duodenum |
Identify organs in the ULQ | stomach,spleen, left lobe of liver, body of pancreas, left kidney and adrenal, parts of transverse and descending colon, splenic flexure |
Identify organs in the LRQ | part of ascending colon, appendix, right ovary and tube, right utterer, cecum, right spermatic chord |
Identify organs in the LLQ | Part of descending colon, sigmoid colon, left ovary and tube, left spermatic chord, and left utterer |
Organs that are midline | bladder, uterus, prostate gland |
Identify the abdominal regions | 4 regions: URQ, ULQ, LRQ, LLQ |
Describe various characteristics of abdominal pain | Partial: localized, severe and steady; Referred: travels from primary site; Visceral: Dull, aching, burning, cramping, colicky; COLDSPA; Rebound pain |
What are some assessment alerts when assessing the abdomen | Listen for bruits, look/feel for lumps, tumors, do not palpate an area that is injured or has potential to be injured (busted appendix); rebound pain |