JSMBS CPM: Abdomen Exam
According to Seidel, what is the normal frequency of auscultated bowel sounds?
- 0-2 per minute
- 5-35 per minute
- 50-100 per minute
- One continuous high-pitched bowel sound - ANS-5-35 per minute
If a patient complains of abdominal pain in a particular area, when should you palpate
that area in relation to the non-painful areas?
- first
- last
- palpate 2 areas at the same time and ask which hurts more
- it doesn't matter - ANS-last
Match the abdominal disease with the classic clinical presentation
1. Episodic severe right upper quadrant pain with vomiting
2. Periumbilical pain, migrating to right lower quadrant. Guarding and rebound
tenderness.
3. Burning/gnawing epigastric pain
4. Intense flank pain radiating to groin - ANS-1. Biliary stones, colic
2. Appendicitis
3. Peptic ulcer
4. Renal calculi (kidney stones)
According to Seidel, what is the normal frequency of auscultated bowel sounds?
- 0-2 per minute
- 5-35 per minute
- 50-100 per minute
- One continuous high-pitched bowel sound - ANS-5-35 per minute
If a patient complains of abdominal pain in a particular area, when should you palpate
that area in relation to the non-painful areas?
- first
- last
- palpate 2 areas at the same time and ask which hurts more
- it doesn't matter - ANS-last
Match the abdominal disease with the classic clinical presentation
1. Episodic severe right upper quadrant pain with vomiting
2. Periumbilical pain, migrating to right lower quadrant. Guarding and rebound
tenderness.
3. Burning/gnawing epigastric pain
4. Intense flank pain radiating to groin - ANS-1. Biliary stones, colic
2. Appendicitis
3. Peptic ulcer
4. Renal calculi (kidney stones)
