Assessment- Abdomen
Exam Questions and
Complete Solutions
Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, left upper quadrant - Answer: spleen
left kidney (midaxillary line)
right upper quadrant - Answer: liver
gallbladder
right kidney
left lower quadrant - Answer: sigmoid colon
midline- bladder
ovary
right lower quadrant - Answer: appendix
visceral pain - Answer: contraction that is unusually forceful from the abdominal organs (ie intestines)
parietal pain - Answer: originates from inflammation in the parietal peritoneum
steady aching pain
more localized
aggravated by movement or coughing
referred pain - Answer: felt more in distant sites
visceral pain in the upper right quadrant - Answer: liver distention (alcohol hepatitis)
visceral pain in periumbilical - Answer: early acute appendicitis
referred pain in the back - Answer: pain from the duodenal or pancreas
referred pain in the chest or shoulders - Answer: from the biliary tree