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Abdominal Emergencies: Terms, Definitions, & Targets

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show parietal pain  
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show peritoneum  
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show referred pain  
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sharp pain that feels as if body tissues are being torn apart   show
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show visceral pain  
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show visceral peritoneum  
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show retroperitoneal space  
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show dull, achy, and/or diffuse (spread out)  
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show nerve pathways from the gallbladder return to the spinal cord by way of shared pathways with the shoulder  
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If a person has a chief complaint of abdominal discomfort, you should ask the time of their last oral intake because   show
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show to focus on the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy  
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When the EMT palpates the abdomen, the area with pain should be palpated   show
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show administer 10-15 lpm oxygen by nonrebreather mask  
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Four solid organs found in the abdomen   show
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show appendix, large intestine, small intestine, stomach, bladder, gallbladder  
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