Cullen sign - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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HPI questions for chief complaint of abdominal issue: ËAbdominal pain-OLD- CARTS ËWhen did the pain start? ËWhere is the pain in your stomach? ËDoes the pain radiate to other locations? ËHave experience nausea/vomiting, indigestion or increase in belching. ËWhat medications have you used to treat your symptoms? ËHave you had any diarrhea or constipation? ËDo you have to use laxative frequently? ËWhat is your regular dietary habits? inspection of abdomen: -Abdominal contour -Symme...

Which is the term used for blue discoloration around the umbilicus? A. Cullen sign B. Murphy sign C. Roxving sign D. Turner sign - A. Cullen sign - blue discoloration around umbilicus - hemorrhagic pancreatitis A 65 year-old homeless male with a history of pancreatitis is seen in the emergency department for vomiting, upper abdominal pain, back pain and weakness. He is cachetic, pale and jaundiced. A 4-5 cm mass is palpable in the mid to right hypochondrium. What is the most likely diagno...

Aaron sign - Answer-Pain or distress occurs in the area of the patient's heart or stomach on palpation of McBurney's point Appendicitis Ballance sign - Answer-Fixed dullness to percussion in left flank, and dullness in right flank that disappears on change of position Peritonitis Blumberg sign - Answer-rebound tenderness peritonitis, appendicitis Cullen sign - Answer-bruising around umbilicus pancreatitis or ectopic pregnancy Dance sign - Answer-absence of bowel sounds in RLQ intuss...

nurse assessing client who has pain in RUQ for 4 hours, reports pain is radiating to upper thoracic region, lab report suggests elevated liver enzymes & serum bilirubin, what condition? - Answer-biliary colic calculous biliary colic is pain caused by irritation of gallbladder in which pain lasts for several hours, will have NV & pain in RUQ & right flank physical exam of client exhibits Cullen Sign & Grey-Turner sign, which condition? - Answer-acute pancreatitis Cullen sign is bluish di...

Maryville NURS 612 Exam 3 Questions With Verified Answers Latest 2024/2025, Graded A+. Acute glomerulonephritis correct answers inflammation of the capillary loops of the renal glomeruli Ascites correct answers accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity Cholecystitis correct answers inflammatory process of the gallbladder most commonly due to obstruction of the cystic duct from cholelithiasis, which may be either acute or chronic Cholelithiasis correct answers stone formation in ...

Maryville NURS 612 Exam 3 Questions With Verified Answers Latest 2024/2025 Graded A+ | 100% Correct. Ascites correct answers accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity Cholecystitis correct answers inflammatory process of the gallbladder most commonly due to obstruction of the cystic duct from cholelithiasis, which may be either acute or chronic Cholelithiasis correct answers stone formation in the gallbladder occurs when cirain substances reach a high concentration in bile and pr...

NURS 612 Maryville Exam 3/Abdomen Already Passed What are the usual pain characteristics of appendicitis? initially periumbilical or epigastric; colicky; later becomes localized to RLQ often at McBurney's point. What are possible S&S of appendicitis? guarding, tenderness, + ilopsoas and + obturator signs, RLQ skin hyperesthesia, + Aaron, Rovsing, Markle, and McBurney signs. N/V/Fever What is the iliopsoas test? an inflamed appendix may cause irritation of the lateral iliopsoas muscle. How do...

Foundations CBR20 – Gastrointestinal Exam Questions With Answers What pain medication is best for biliary colic? NSAIDS, it is prostaglandin mediated pain US with +gallstone and dilated common bile duct Choledocolithiasis, ± Jaundice, Rx: ERCP Gold standard for diagnosing choledocolithiasis? MRCP. ERCP and endoscopic US are good as well but they are invasive. How sensitive if Murphy's sign for Acute Cholecystitis? 65-70% What are possible US findings in Acute Cholecy...