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An enlarged liver with a smooth tender edge may suggest: - ANSWERSright sided heart failure An enlarged liver with a firm, non tender edge may suggest: - ANSWERSCirrhosis, hematochromotosis (increase iron intake in the blood and lymphoma An enlarged liver that is firm or hard and has an irregular edge or surface - ANSWERSHepatocellular carcinoma S/S associated with diabetic gastroparesis may include: - ANSWERSVomiting of undigested food Weight loss Erratic glucose levels GERD What is sarcopenia and what causes it? - ANSWERSSarcopenia = age related loss of skeletal muscle mass Causes: -inactivity -protein imbalance -mitochondrial dysfunction -insulin resistance -oxidative stress -increased inflammatory factors -loss of motor units as muscle ages Psoas sign - ANSWERSRLQ pain with extension of right thigh indicative of appendicitis Rovsing's sign - ANSWERSPain in RLQ with palpation of LLQ indicative of appendicitis Obturator's sign - ANSWERSRLQ on internal rotation of right thigh indicative of appendicitis Murphy's sign - ANSWERSpain with palpation of the RUQ during inspiration, indicative of cholecystitis acute pancreatitis - ANSWERSinflammation of the pancreas secondary to the leakage of pancreatic enzymes from the acinar cells into the parenchyma of the organ Pain is localized in the abdomen, can be epigastric and may radiate to the posterior trunk biliary colic - ANSWERSpain in the g