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What organs are located in the right upper quadrant? - ANSWER
✔✔Liver
Gallbladder
Duodenum
R kidney and adrenal hepatic flexure of colon
Part of ascending and transverse colon
What organs are located in the right lower quadrant? - ANSWER
✔✔Cecum
,Appendix
R ovary and tube, ureter and spermatic cord.
What organs are located in the left upper quadrant? - ANSWER
✔✔Stomach
spleen
left lobe of liver
body of pancreas
L kidney and adrenal, splenic flexure of colon
Part of transverse descending colon
What organs are located in the left lower quadrant? - ANSWER
✔✔Part of descending colon
L ureter
sigmoid colon
L spermatic cord
What organs are located midline? - ANSWER ✔✔aorta
uterus (if enlarged)
bladder (if distended)
,What order should you being abdominal exam? - ANSWER
✔✔Inspect
Auscultate
Percussion
Palpation
How would you prepare and position the patient for an abdominal exam?
- ANSWER ✔✔Pt should have emptied the bladder before the
procedure
Position pt supine, with head on pillow, knees bent and arms at sides
How can you tell if bleeding is occurring in the upper or lower Gi tract? -
ANSWER ✔✔- Black stool may be tarry and may be due to occult
blood (melena) or iron meds; occurring more proximal GI tract
- Red blood occurs with lower Gi bleeding (may be hemorrhoids or a
tumor of rectum or colon)
List the contours. - ANSWER ✔✔Flat
Rounded
Scaphoid
Protuberant
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, Describe the normal active bowel sounds. - ANSWER ✔✔High-
pitched
gurgling
cascading
irregular from 5 to 30 times per minute
Describe the hyperactive bowel sounds. - ANSWER ✔✔- loud, high-
pitched
- rushing, tinkling sounds
- occur more frequently than normal active bowel sounds
Describe hypoactive bowel sounds. - ANSWER ✔✔slow, low-pitched
sounds that happens less than 5 to 30 times per minute
Describe active bowel sounds. - ANSWER ✔✔rare, but you need to
listen for 5 minutes in the RLQ to verify
What arteries do you listen to and what are you listening for?
(abdomen) - ANSWER ✔✔Aortic, renal, iliac, and femoral arteries.
You are listening for bruits.
What direction do you move to percuss? - ANSWER ✔✔You should
percuss lightly in ALL 4 quadrants and move in a clockwise direction.