Abdominal and Urinary Assessment
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 before beginning assessment ask pt to | empty bladder |
| Fluid wave | feel for ascites |
| Order of assessment | Inspect, Auscultate, Percuss, Palpate |
| bowel sounds | 30 sec. per quadrant 1 sound per breath, 5-15 sec. long listen for 5 minutes before stating absent |
| Hepatic bruits indicate | liver or alcoholic hepatitis |
| use ____ to auscultate vascular sounds over the aorta, renal and illiac arteries. | bell |
| venus hums in upper gastric area & umbilical area can indicate | partial obstruction of an artery (reduced blood flow) |
| with the diaphragm listen for a __________ over the liver & spleen | friction rub |
| ____ over all 4 quadrants and ______ over the liver & spleen | tympany; dullness |
| percuss kidney posteriorly on back @ | costovertabral angle over 12th rib |
| pyelonephritis | kidney stones, pain while purcessed |
| liver span | 6-12 cm |
| Cirrhosis | scarring of the liver and poor liver function. It is the final phase of chronic liver disease. |
| Percuss bladder @ | symphyis pubis & percuss upward toward umbilicus |
| tenderness in bladder = | UTI |
| emptry bladder does not rise above | symphis pubis |
| Palpate kidneys on ____ side | right |
| Abdominal Reflex | umbilicus moves towards stimulus, may not be determined in obese pts. |
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