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Maryville NURS 612 Exam 3 | Questions & Answers (100 %Score) Latest Updated
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Acute glomerulonephritis - inflammation of the capillary loops of the renal glomeruli

Ascites - accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity

Cholecystitis - inflammatory process of the gallbladder most commonly due to
obstruction of the cystic duct from cholelithiasis, which may be either acute or chronic

Cholelithiasis - stone formation in the gallbladder occurs when cirain substances reach
a high concentration in bile and produce crystals

Cirrhosis - diffuse hepatic process characterized by fibrosis and alteration of normal
liver architecture into structurally abnormal nodules

Duodenal ulcer - chronic circumscribed break in the duodenal mucosa that scars with
healing

Irritable bowel syndrome - disorder of intestinal mobility

Lipase - enzyme that acts on emulsified fats

Peristalsis - muscular contractions that move products of digestion through the
alimentary canal

Peritoneum - serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity

Primary hepatocellular carcinoma - frequently arises in the setting of cirrhosis,
approximately 20 to 30 years after liver injury or disease onset

Pylonephritis - infection of the kidney and renal pelvis

Pyloric stenosis - hypertrophy of the circular muscle of the pylorus leads to obstruction
of the pyloric sphincter

Pylorus - distal section of the stomach

Reflux - backflow caused by relaxation or incompetence of lower esophagus

Renal abscess - localized infection within the medulla or cortex of the kidney

Renal calculi - stones formed in the pelvis of the kidney from a physiochemical process
associated with obstruction and infections in the urinary tract

, Resonance - sound obtained on percussing a part that can vibrate freely

Tympany - low-pitched, resonant, drumlike note obtained by percussing the surface of a
large, air-containing space

Volvulus - twisting of the intestine resulting in an obstruction

Right upper quadrant - Issues with liver, gall bladder, tip of right kidney, diaphragm

Epigastric region - Stomach and pancreas

Left upper quadrant - Spleen, pancreas, tip of left kidney

Umbilical region - Uterus, bowel, aorta

Right lower quadrant - Appendix, right ovary, bowel

Suprapubic region - Bladder, uterus

Left lower quadrant - Left ovary, bowel

Abdominal bruits - Swishing sound over aortic, renal, iliac, or femoral arteries. Could be
narrowing or aneurysm

Abdominal rushes - High pitched sounds. Coincides with cramping, could be
obstruction.

Borborygmi - Increased, prolonged gurgles due to gastroenteritis, hunger, or early
obstruction

Audible abdominal rubs - Grating sounds could indicate inflammation due to tumor,
infection, or splenic infarct

Venous hum - Often heard in cirrhosis

Absent bowel sounds - Could be peritonitis or paralytic ileus

Rovsing's Sign - Rebound pain in RIGHT lower quadrant when pressure placed on
LEFT lower quadrant.

Murphy's sign - Pain on deep inspiration when gallbladder is palpated.

Psoas sign - Pain in abdomen when resistant pressure placed on patient raising thigh

Blumberg sign - Also known as rebound tenderness.

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