Abdominal quadrants
This is the center reference point when dividing quadrants.
What is the umbilicus?
This is irritation and inflammation of the peritoneum.
What is peritonitis?
This is where ulcers are usually located.
Where is the stomach or beginning of the small intestine?
What is the position called when the knees are drawn up and hands are clenched over the abdomen?
What is the guarded position?
This is what the physical exam should focus on.
What is the abdomen?
These organs are in the left upper quadrant.
What are most of the stomach, spleen, pancreas, and part of the large intestine?
This is another word for the Markle test.
What is the heel drop test?
This is a protrusion of a portion of the intestine through an opening or weakness in the abdominal wall.
Oxygen should be applied to a patient with a pulse ox less than this.
What is 94%?
This is the quadrant that you should start palpating first.
What is the area that is the least painful?
These organs are in the right upper quadrant.
What are most of the liver, gallbladder, and part of the large intestine?
This causes severe pain in the middle of the upper quadrants that can radiate to the back.
What is pancreatitis?
This occurs when there is a partial or complete blockage in the small or large intestines.
What is an intestinal obstruction?
This could cause a patient with abdominal pain to go into shock.
What is gastrointestinal bleeding or dehydration?
An abdominal wall muscle contraction that the patient cannot control is called this.
What is involuntary guarding?
These organs are in the right lower quadrant.
What are the appendix, part of the large intestine and the female reproductive organs?
What is normally present with a cholecystitis diagnosis?
What are gallstones?
This is bulging, engorgement, or weakening of the blood vessels in the lining in the lower part of the esophagus.
What is esophageal varices?
What is coffee grounds?
You should not do this for a patient experiencing abdominal pain.
What is give anything by mouth?
These organs are in the left lower quadrant.
What are the large intestine and the female reproductive organs?
This is why appendicitis is more common in children.
What is because their appendix wall is thinner?
This is the hallmark sign of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
What is a pulsating abdominal mass?
This is frank blood.
What is fresh, red blood?
Increased respiratory rate and this can be expected with a patient experiencing abdominal pain.
What is shallow breathing?