NUR 1600 Terminology
- Abdominal Distention
Answer Occurs when substances, such as air (gas) or fluid, accumulate in the abdomen causing its outward expansion beyond the normal girth of the stomach and waist
Can be caused by the seven F's
Fat, Fetus, Fluid, Flatulence (gas), Feces, Fibroid tumor, or Fatal tumor
- Ascites
Answer accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
- Bruit
Answer Audible murmur (blowing sound) heard when auscultating over a peripheral vessel or organ
- Diverticulitis
Answer Inflammation of the diverticula (herniations through the muscular wall in the colon)
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Answer Flow of gastric secretions into the esophagus
- Hiatal hernia
Answer A protrusion of the stomach through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm into the mediastinal cavity
- jaundice 1 / 2
Answer a yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membrane, and sclera
- left lower quadrant (LLQ)
Answer a term that refers to the portion of the abdomen below and to the left of the umbilicus
- Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)
Answer A term that refers to the portion of the abdomen above and to the left of the umbilicus
- Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)
Answer A term that refers to the portion of the abdomen above and to the right of the umbilicus
- Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)
Answer A term that refers to the portion of the abdomen below and to the right of the umbilicus
- Peptic ulcer
Answer An ulcer occurring in the lower end of the esophagus, in the stomach, or in the duodenum
- Peritoneum
Answer the abdominal lining
- Rebound tenderness
Answer sign of inflammation in the peritoneum in which pain is elicited by a sudden withdrawal of a hand pressing on the abdomen
- Tympany
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