Abdomen
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| Liver Function | Stores glycogen, vitamins and iron
Detoxifies and secretes bile
Converts fat soluble wastes into water soluble material for renal excretion
Produces antibodies, substances for blood coagulation and plasma proteins
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| Gallbladder | concentrates and stores bile
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| Pancreas | Exocrine and endocrine organ
Produce enzymes that help to break down carbohydrates, fats and proteins
islet cells produce insulin and glucagon
Has an excretion function and serves as an endocrine gland
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| Spleen | Filters blood
Produces lymphocytes and monocytes
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| Appendix | Extension of large intestine
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| Kidneys | Produce renin
Converts Vitamin D to active form 1,25(OH)2D
Has an excretion function and serves as an endocrine gland
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| What happens to abdominal muscles in a pregnant woman? | Abdominal muscles stretch and loose tone
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| What happens to GI transit time during pregnancy? What does it lead to? | GI transit time is prolonged.
Leads to constipation and increased absorption
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| What happens to the pyloric sphincter during pregnancy? | Becomes incompetent. Leads to heartburn.
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| What risks are increased during pregnancy? | Gall bladder statis, gallstones, renal stones, and urinary statsis
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| What is naegle Rule | used to calculate the estimated date of confinement
First day of last menstrual period +7 days - 3 months
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| When is fundal height most accurate? | 20-30 weeks
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| How is fundal height measured? | from the pubic symphysis to the superior fundus uterus
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| What is intestinal motility like in elderly? | decreased
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| What happens to the liver in the elderly? | loses the ability to metabolize certain drugs
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| What are special things to focus on in HPI? | abdominal pain, indigestion, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, fecal imcontinence, jaundice and urinary changes
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| What happens to the colon during pregnancy? | displaced laterally and upward
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| What happens to the appendix during pregnancy? | displaced up and laterally
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| What happens to blood flow during pregnancy and what does it lead to? | Increases and results in hemorrhoids
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| When must auscultation of the abdomen occur? | BEFORE percussion or palpation
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| How long must you listen to abdominal sounds? | 5 minutes
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| What do you percuss? | liver span
spleen
kidneys
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| What should patient do to relax tight abdominal muscles during palpation? | flex knees
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| Cholecystitis | enlarged, tender gallbladder
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| Common Bile Duct Obstruction | enlarged, non-tender gall bladder
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| Murphy Sign | positive if pain and halts respiration.
indicates an inflamed gall bladder
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| Splenogegaly | enlarged spleen
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| What does splenomegaly indicate? | mononucleosis
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| What is mononucleosis? | ebstein barr virus
primarily affects adolescents causing them to be tired and have a sore throat
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| Abdominal Aortic Aneurism | When there is lateral pulsation of the aorta
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| Ascites | abnormal intraperitoneal accumulation of fluid.
Shifting dullness, fluid wave, puddle, or auscultatory percussion
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| Apley Rule | Farther from the naval the patient points when asked where the pain is, the more likely the pain is organic
If the patient points to teh naval and is otehrwise well think non-organic
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| Rebound tenderness | indicates peritoneal irritation
Postitive sign is pain with rapid withdraw of hand
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| Blumberg Sign | rebound of teh compressed structures causes a stabbing pain at the site of peritoneal irritataion
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| Iliopsoas Muscle Test | Indicates Appendicitis
Postivie sign is pain in the right lower quadrant
Patient lies supine and flexes right hip against the physician's resistance
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| Obturator Muscle Test | indicates ruptured appendix or pelvic abscess
Positive sign is pain in hypogastric region
Patient lies supine and you flex patient's hip and knee and rotate the leg laterally and medially
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| Aaron Sign | Tests for appendicitis
Pain or distress occurs in the area of the heart or stomach on palpation of McBurney's Point
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| Balance Sign | Fixed dullness to percussion in left flank, and dullness in right flank that disappears on position change.
Tests for peritoneal Irritation
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| Blumberg Sign | Pertitoneal Irritation and appendicitis
Rebound Tenderness
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| What is Cullen Sign | Ecchymosis around the umbilicus
Tests for hemoperitoneum, pancreatitis and ectopic pregnancy
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| Dance sign | Absence of bowel sounds in right lower quadrant.
Intussusception
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| What is intussusception? | intestines get blocked and move over into another section of intestines
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| Grey Turner Sign | Tests for hemoperitoneum and pancreatitis
Ecchymosis of the flanks
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| Kehr's sign | Tests for spleen rupture, renal calculi and ectopic pregnancy.
Abdominal Pain radiating to the left shoulder
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| Markel's Sign | Heel Jar Test
Tests for peritoneal irritation and appendicitis
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| McBurney Sign | Rebound Tenderness and sharp pain when palpated.
Tests for appendicitis
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| Where is McBurney Point? | midway between the ASIS and the umbilicus
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| Murphy Sign | Cholecystitis
Abrupt cessation of inspiration on palpation of the gallbladder
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| Rovsing Sign | Right lower quadrant pain intensified by left lower quadrant palpation
Peritoneal irritation and appendicitis
Appendicities
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| Romberg-Howship Sign | Strangulated obturator hernia
Pain down the medial aspect of the thigh to the knee
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| Constipation pneumonic | Congential
obstruction
Neoplasm
Stricture of colon
Topical (hemorrhoid/fissue)
Impatction
Prolapse of rectum
Anorexia/Depression
Teperature high (Dehydration)
Endocrine (hypothyroid)
Diet, Diverticulitis, drugs
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| Pyloric Stenosis | hypertrophy of circular muscle that causes obstruction.
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| When does pyloric Stenosis present? | First month of life with projectile vomiting and eager feeding in spite of vomiting.
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| What is origin of acute diarrhea? | usually viral
Can be foodbore/waterborne
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| What diarrhea comes from camping? | Giardia and campylobacter
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| Salmonella or Campylocbacter | undercooked poultry
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| Undercooked beef or unpasteurized milk? | e. Coli
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| Cruse ships and raw shellfish | norwalk virus
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| GERD | Esophageal Reflux disease
Incompetence/Relaxation of lower esophagus
Burning chest pain or epigastric Pain
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| Crohn's Disease | Chronic inflammatory disorder of GI tract
Transmural wall thickens, lumen narrows, ulceration in mucosa
Ulceration, fibrosis, abscess and malabsorption
diarrhea, bleeding perianal skin tag, mouth ulcer
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| ulcerative colitis | Chronic inflammatory disorder of teh colon and rectum
Inflammation only in mucosa (begins in rectum and progresses thru colon.
Bloody, watery diarrhea, weght loss and fatgue
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| Appendicitis | Pain initially periumbilical (localized to right lower quadrant)
McBurney point
Guarding, tenderness iliopsoas sign, obturator sign, skin hypersensitivity, N/V, Aaron sign, rovsing sign, and markle sign
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| colorectal cancer | change in frequency and character of stook (occult blood)
Screening 50 year old patiens
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| What tests for colorectal cancer? | yearly fecal occult blood
flexible signoidoscopy every 5 years ore colonscopy every 10 years
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| Hepatitis | Characterized by hepatocellular necrosis
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| What causes hepatitis? | viral infection, alchohol, drugs, adn toxins
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| What does hepatitis cause? | jaundice, hepatomegaly, anorexia, clay-colored stool, tea colored urine
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| Is there a vaccine for hepatitis? | only A and B
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| Cholecystits | inflammation of the gallbladder with pain in RUQ radiating around torso and to the right scapula
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| Intussusception | prolapse of 1 intestine segment into another
infants 3-12 months
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| ABCDEF of intussusception | Abdominal/Anal Sausage
Blood from rectuem (red current jelly)
Colic
Distention, dehydration and shock
Emesis
Face Pale
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