Physical assessment: abdomen
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- What is the sequence of techniques used during the abdomen examination?
- Inspection,auscultation, percussion, palpation.
- During inspection fo the abdomen what should be noted?
- venous pattern, perislaltic waves, and abdominaol contour
- Right upper quadrant tenderness may indicate pathology in the:
- liver, pancreas, or ascending colon
- Hyperactive bowel sounds are:
- high pitched, rushing, tinkling
- the absence of bowel sounds is established after listening for:
- 5 full min.
- Auscultation of the abdomen may releal bruits of which arteries?
- aoritc, renal, iliac, and femoral
- The range of normal liver span in the right mid-clavicular line in the adult is:
- 6-12 inches
- the lef upper quadrant contains the :
- spleen
- Striae, caused by prolonged stretching of skin, are what color
- silvery white
- Auscultation of the abdomen is begun in the right lower quadrant because:
- bowel sounds are always normally present here
- A dull percussion note forward of teh left midaxillary line is:
- indicative of splenic enlargement
- Shifting dullness is a test for:
- ascites
- Tenderness during abdominal palpation is expected when palpating:
- the sigmoid colon
- Murphy's sign is best described as:
- the pain felt when taking a deep preath when the examiner's fingers are on the approximate location of the inflamed gallbadder.