FISDAP Trauma Study Guide questions
with answers
referred pain - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔pain felt in an area of the body other than the
area where the cause of the pain is located
causes of referred pain - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔connections between the body's two
separate nervous systems
-nerves connecting SNS and ANS cause the stimulation of the autonomic nerves to be
perceived as stimulation of the spinal sensory nerves
Appendicitis (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔RLQ, rebound tenderness, and around
navel (referred)
Cholecytitis (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔RUQ, right shoulder pain
Ruptured spleen (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Kehr's sign (acute pain in the tip of
the [left] shoulder)
lacerated liver - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Kehr's sign (acute pain in the tip of the
[right] shoulder)
Ulcer (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔upper midabdomen or upper back pain
Diverticulitis (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔LLQ pain
, Abdominal aortic aneurysm (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔low back and lower
quadrants pain
Cystitis (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔retropubic pain
Kidney infection (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Costovertebral angle (CVA) pain
Kidney stone (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔right/left flank pain radiating to
genitalia
pancreatitis (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔upper abdominal and back pain
pneumonia (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔referred pain to upper abdomen
hernia (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔any abdominal pain
peritonitis - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔any abdominal pain
subcutaneous emphysema - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔a characteristic crackling
sensation felt on palpation of the skin
-caused by the presence of air in soft tissues
crepitus - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔a grating or grinding sensation caused by fractured
bone ends or joints rubbing together
ecchymosis - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔a buildup of bloof beneath the skin that
produces a characteristic blue or black discoloration as the result of an injury
with answers
referred pain - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔pain felt in an area of the body other than the
area where the cause of the pain is located
causes of referred pain - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔connections between the body's two
separate nervous systems
-nerves connecting SNS and ANS cause the stimulation of the autonomic nerves to be
perceived as stimulation of the spinal sensory nerves
Appendicitis (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔RLQ, rebound tenderness, and around
navel (referred)
Cholecytitis (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔RUQ, right shoulder pain
Ruptured spleen (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Kehr's sign (acute pain in the tip of
the [left] shoulder)
lacerated liver - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Kehr's sign (acute pain in the tip of the
[right] shoulder)
Ulcer (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔upper midabdomen or upper back pain
Diverticulitis (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔LLQ pain
, Abdominal aortic aneurysm (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔low back and lower
quadrants pain
Cystitis (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔retropubic pain
Kidney infection (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Costovertebral angle (CVA) pain
Kidney stone (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔right/left flank pain radiating to
genitalia
pancreatitis (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔upper abdominal and back pain
pneumonia (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔referred pain to upper abdomen
hernia (pain) - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔any abdominal pain
peritonitis - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔any abdominal pain
subcutaneous emphysema - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔a characteristic crackling
sensation felt on palpation of the skin
-caused by the presence of air in soft tissues
crepitus - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔a grating or grinding sensation caused by fractured
bone ends or joints rubbing together
ecchymosis - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔a buildup of bloof beneath the skin that
produces a characteristic blue or black discoloration as the result of an injury
