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| between costal margins (on stomach) |
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| liver, gallbladder, right kidney |
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| spleen, part of stomach, left kidney |
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| What are the most common symptoms for seeking medical attention? |
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| abdominal pain, bowel habits, N/V |
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| colon cancer risk factors |
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| over age 50, family history, high fat diet, overweight, cigarette smoking, increased alcohol consumption, inflammatory bowel disease for 10+ years |
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| inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation |
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| fat, fluid, feces, flatus, full bladder, fibroid (tumor in uterus), fetus, false pregnancy, fatal tumor |
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| stretch marks; broken elastic bands due to rapid weight gain/loss |
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| sunken in abdomen when laying flat |
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| where do you auscultate for bruits in the aorta |
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| approx. 5-6 inches above unbilicus on MSL |
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| where do you auscultate for bruits in the renal arteries |
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| 3-4 inches above unbilicus on MCL |
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| where do you auscultate for bruits in the iliac arteries |
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| 2-4 inches below unbilicus on MCL |
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| where do you auscultate for bruits in the femoral arteries |
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| halfway between anterior superior iliac spine and symphysis pubis (about 5-6 inches below umbilicus on MCL) |
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| What is the normal size of the liver RMCL, RSB and MSL |
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| how do you test for liver disease |
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| hit hand hard with fist, compare right and left lower rib cage posteriorly, tenderness suggests liver disease |
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| Where do you percuss for spleen |
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| LMAL 9-11 ICS (should be dull |
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| what indicates spleen enlargement |
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| percussing on 9-11 ICS LAAL results in dullness upon deep inspiration (spleen should move to accomidate lung) |
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| What indicates kidney infection |
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| blunt percussion over CVAs (tenderness), pain, increase in urination, blood in urine |
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| What is the purpose of light palpation |
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| overall impression of skin and musculature (3 fingers of one hand and push lightly) |
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| What is the purpose of deep palpation |
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| note palpable organs and enlargements (both hands and push hard) |
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| What are the normal findings for the liver |
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| firm regular ridge with smooth surface |
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| How do you palpate the right kidney |
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| left hand supports lower rib cage, right hand below costal margins (fingertips toward umbilicus), press hands firmly together, client takes deep breath, try to palpate lower part of kidney between hands |
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| What is the widtch of the aorta |
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| 2.5 -4 cm (if wider- could be aneurysm) |
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| What are the lymphnodes of the abdomen |
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| horizontal group (below inguinal ligament, drains lower abdomen wall, external genetalia, and gluteal area); vertical group (close to upper portion of saphenous vein, drains leg) |
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| marked peristalsis and projective vomiting in infants (narrowed pyloric opening - food can't go from stomach to small intestine) |
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