NSG 500 quiz 2
9 regions of the abdomen - ANSWER right hypochondriac, epigastric, left
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hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac
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absent bowel sounds - ANSWER occur if no sounds after 5 minutes of listending.
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SURGICAL EMERGENCY
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Aortic regurgitation murmur - ANSWER High-pitched "blowing" early diastolic
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decrescendo murmur
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aortic stenosis murmur - ANSWER second right intercostal, crescendo-decrescendo
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Apley rule - ANSWER The further the localization of pain from the umbilicus, the
more likely it is that there is an underlying organic disorder.
appendicitis s/s - ANSWER guarding, tender, +ilipsoas, obturator, markle, mcburney
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Appendicitis S/S - ANSWER starts as periumbilical/epigastric and collicky, later
becomes RLQ pain, low grade fever, nausea, rebound tenderness at McBurney's point.
arterial aneurysm - ANSWER d/t weak arterial wall
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usually asymptomatic dil ruptur, dissect, etc.
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objective: thrill or bruit
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arterial embolic disease - ANSWER emboli in arterial system d/t thrombus, tathero.
plaques, atrial myxomas
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most common s/s is pain and numbnesj
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atherosclerotic heart disease - ANSWER d/t deposition of cholesterol, leads to thick
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heart walls and narrowing lumen.
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AV fistula - ANSWER congenital or acquired communication between an artery and a
vein. often LE edema, varicose veins and claudication
objective: edema, bruit or thrill
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bacterial endocarditis - ANSWER people with congential or acquired valve defects,
prior endocarditis or use of IV drugs or susceptible
subjective: fever, fatigue, sudden CHF
objective: murmur, deuro dysfunction, janeway lesions (palms and soles red spots)
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osler nodes (tips of fingers or toes caused by septic emboli)
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Ballance's sign - ANSWER constant dullness to percussion in the left flank/LUQ and
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resonance to percussion in the right flank seen with splenic rupture/hematoma
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Beck triad - ANSWER hypotension, distended neck veins, distant heart sounds
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cardiac tamponade
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Best position for s3 - ANSWER left lateral decubitus position,
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biliary stones pain - ANSWER episodic, severe RUQ or epigastric 15min+.
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biliary stones s/s - ANSWER RUQ tenderness, jaundice, soft abd. wall, anorexia,
vomiting
Bimanual Examination: Uterus - ANSWER Assess with intravaginal fingers in anterior
fornix
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-Determine position, or version, of uterus
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-In many women, uterus is anteverted; you palpate it at level of pubis with cervix
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pointing posteriorly
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-Two other positions occur normally: midposition and retroverted
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Palpate uterine wall with your fingers in fornices
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-Bounce uterus gently between your abdominal and intravaginal hands
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-Normally, it feels firm and smooth, with contour of fundus rounded; it softens during
pregnancy; it should be freely movable and nontender
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Blumberg's sign - ANSWER The experience of sharp, stabbing pain as the compressed
area returns to a noncompressed state