NREMT - MEDICAL OBGYN | TOP SCORES MADE
SIMPLE | TRUSTED TEST SOLUTIONS!
LUQ Answer: stomach, spleen, portion of the pancreas
RUQ Answer: liver, gall bladder, duodenum of the small intestine, portion of the
pancreas
LLQ Answer: large and small intestines
RLQ Answer: large and small intestines, appendix
Cullen sign Answer: bruising around umbilicus (pancreatitis, ectopic pregnancy,
intraperitoneal hemorrhage)
Kehr's sign Answer: Pain in the tip of the shoulder due to due to blood/irritants in
peritoneal cavity when person is lying down. Pain in the left shoulder = ruptured
spleen
Signs of GI internal bleeding Answer: - dark tarry stools (melena)
- coffee ground emesis
- bloody vomit (hematemesis)
signs of upper GI bleeding Answer: -Mallory-Weiss syndrome: partial tearing of
esophagus
-Boerhaave syndrome: complete rupture of esophagus (result of vomiting)
signs of lower GI bleeding Answer: ulcerative colitis: inflammation of the colon
Gallstones (cholelithiasis) Answer: right upper quadrant pain, may radiate to right
upper back, shoulder, and flank
1
APPHIA - Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
, Cholecystitis Answer: inflammation of the gallbladder, vomiting, right upper
quadrant pain, referred pain to the right shoulder, nausea, vomiting, fever, jaundice,
light, loose bowel
appendicitis Answer: lower right quadrant pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills,
rebound tenderness
Pancreatitis Answer: upper L and R pain, radiates to back and worsens after eating;
nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, tenderness (can be caused by gallstones)
Hepatitis Answer: right upper quadrant pain, jaundice
Pneumonia Answer: - when O2 and CO2 can't be exchanged in the lungs
- cough, fever, dyspnea, occasionally pain that radiates to the upper abdomen
Kidney issues involve: Answer: hematuria, flank pain, costovertebral angle
tenderness/guarding
renal calculi Answer: flank or lower back pain
dialysis side effects Answer: muscle cramps, hypotension, electrolyte imbalance
Respiratory Alkalosis Answer: Arise in blood pH due to hyperventilation (excessive
breathing) and a resulting decrease in CO2.
- hyperventilation, fever, aspirin overdose
Opiates/Narcotics
- morphine, heroin, methadone, oxy, fentanyl Answer: -pinpoint pupils,
hypoventilation/respiratory arrest, hypotension, sedation, coma
-unconscious, bardypnea, cyanosis, pinpoint pupils (respiratory and cardiac arrest)
-respiratory acidosis (body can't effectively remove CO2, blood and fluids become
acidic)
2
APPHIA - Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
SIMPLE | TRUSTED TEST SOLUTIONS!
LUQ Answer: stomach, spleen, portion of the pancreas
RUQ Answer: liver, gall bladder, duodenum of the small intestine, portion of the
pancreas
LLQ Answer: large and small intestines
RLQ Answer: large and small intestines, appendix
Cullen sign Answer: bruising around umbilicus (pancreatitis, ectopic pregnancy,
intraperitoneal hemorrhage)
Kehr's sign Answer: Pain in the tip of the shoulder due to due to blood/irritants in
peritoneal cavity when person is lying down. Pain in the left shoulder = ruptured
spleen
Signs of GI internal bleeding Answer: - dark tarry stools (melena)
- coffee ground emesis
- bloody vomit (hematemesis)
signs of upper GI bleeding Answer: -Mallory-Weiss syndrome: partial tearing of
esophagus
-Boerhaave syndrome: complete rupture of esophagus (result of vomiting)
signs of lower GI bleeding Answer: ulcerative colitis: inflammation of the colon
Gallstones (cholelithiasis) Answer: right upper quadrant pain, may radiate to right
upper back, shoulder, and flank
1
APPHIA - Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
, Cholecystitis Answer: inflammation of the gallbladder, vomiting, right upper
quadrant pain, referred pain to the right shoulder, nausea, vomiting, fever, jaundice,
light, loose bowel
appendicitis Answer: lower right quadrant pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills,
rebound tenderness
Pancreatitis Answer: upper L and R pain, radiates to back and worsens after eating;
nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, tenderness (can be caused by gallstones)
Hepatitis Answer: right upper quadrant pain, jaundice
Pneumonia Answer: - when O2 and CO2 can't be exchanged in the lungs
- cough, fever, dyspnea, occasionally pain that radiates to the upper abdomen
Kidney issues involve: Answer: hematuria, flank pain, costovertebral angle
tenderness/guarding
renal calculi Answer: flank or lower back pain
dialysis side effects Answer: muscle cramps, hypotension, electrolyte imbalance
Respiratory Alkalosis Answer: Arise in blood pH due to hyperventilation (excessive
breathing) and a resulting decrease in CO2.
- hyperventilation, fever, aspirin overdose
Opiates/Narcotics
- morphine, heroin, methadone, oxy, fentanyl Answer: -pinpoint pupils,
hypoventilation/respiratory arrest, hypotension, sedation, coma
-unconscious, bardypnea, cyanosis, pinpoint pupils (respiratory and cardiac arrest)
-respiratory acidosis (body can't effectively remove CO2, blood and fluids become
acidic)
2
APPHIA - Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
