Abdominal Inspection
The first step in Abdominal Assessment
What is Abdominal Inspection?
Used to her high-pitched abdominal sounds
What is the stethoscope diaphragm?
Done to assess size, location and consistency of certain organs or to screen for abnormal masses or tenderness.
Why do we perform abdominal palpation?
Using the vertical strip pattern.
The best method for detecting a breast mass?
Differences in breast size on the same person
What is a normal finding in breast exam.
The reason abdominal percussion and palpation comes last in the assessment
It can cause paristalsis?
The RLQ at the Ileocical Valve area
Where should you start yourAabdominal Auscultation?
Muscle guarding, rigidity, masses or tenderness.
What to we watch for during abdominal palpation?
The area high into the axilla
What is the Tail of Spence?
A sudden increase in breast size
What is abnormal and should be reported in breast exams?
The abnormal color of the abdomen which is described as "Silvery, white, linear or jagged marks on the abdomen.
What is abdominal striae?
High-pitched, gurgling, cascading sound occurring irregularly from 5-30 times a minute
What are normal bowels sounds?
Lift the fingers and move them in a clockwise to the next location, depress about 1 cm.
How do you perform light abdominal palpation?
Press the areola inward with your index finger.
What do you do if the woman describes spontaneous nipple discharge.
Noting a blue vascular network visible on the breast
What is a normal finding during breast exams in pregnancy?
What should be midline, without redness, discoloration or hernia.
What is the Umbilicus?
When bowels sounds are slow
What are hypoactive bowels sounds?
It used with obese patients: The top hand does the pushing and the bottom hand is relaxed.
What is bimanual abdominal palpation?
It is used for woman with large breasts
What is the bimanual technique of breast exam?
Recent nipple retraction.
What signifies acquired breast disease?
Rounded, flat, protuberant or scaphoid
What are descriptions of the contour of the abdomen?
It's when bowel sounds are hyperactive and your feel your stomach growling.
What is borborygmus?
If they feel any pain or discomfort
What you ask when performing Abdominal palpation?
Examine the unaffected breast first in order to assess normal breast tissue consistency.
What do you do if a woman discovered a mass on herself?
An unusual lump or mass that is unmovable and hardened
What breast abnormality should be reported immediately?