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NUR 216 Exam 4; COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE 2024 VERIFIED AND PASSED
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NUR 216 Exam 4;COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE 2024
VERIFIED AND PASSED
Four Quadrants of the abdomen - //right upper, left upper, right
lower, left lower
Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ) - //gallbladder, liver, pancreas,
duodenum, right kidney
Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ) - //stomach, spleen, liver, pancreas,
left kidney
Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ) - //cecum, appendix, right ovary and
tube, right ureter, right spermatic cord
Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ) - //Part of descending colon
Sigmoid colon
Left ovary and tube
Left ureter
Left spermatic cord
Sequence of assessment for the abdomen - //1. Inspection
2. Auscultation
3. Percussion
4. Palpation
, pyrosis (heartburn) - //the burning sensation caused by the return
of acidic stomach contents into the esophagus
GI bleed - //Hematemesis, coffee ground emesis, hematochezia,
melena
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) - //A digestive disease in
which stomach acid or bile irritates the food pipe lining.
dyspepsia (indigestion) - //pain or discomfort during the digestion
process
Colonoscopy - //examination of the colon using a flexible
colonoscope (This is the gold standard to detect colon cancer)
Purple striae (normal) - //Stretch marks that are purple in color
Abnormal skin - //pallor, cyanosis, erythema, jaundice and lesions
Cushing syndrome - //hypersecretion of cortisol (hydrocortisone)
by the adrenal gland
peristaltic waves - //waves of muscular contractions that propel
contents from one point to another
Abnormal findings of the abdomen - //swelling, bulging,
herniation, inflammation, organ enlargement
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