Path Chap 8 Terms

a yellow discoloration of the skin, eyes, & mucosa (aka icterus)

vomiting

blood in vomit

progressive cycles of intense cramping-type pain

protective spasm of the muscles of the abdominal wall caused by pain for injury, internal bleeding, or disease in the abdominal organ

GI syptoms while eating

GI symptoms after eating

frequent or loose bowel movements caused by increase bowel motility & other factors

abnormal retention of feces as a result of hardened (dehydrated) stool or decrease bowel motility

pain in the right lower quadrant, one-third to one half th edistance from the anterior superior illiac spine towards the umbilicus

referred pain from the spleen to the LEFT shoulder

excess peritoneal fluid, indicated by an abnormally protruding abdomens

increases the pain caused by injured organs which strike specific abdominal organs briskly with the ulnar edge of the right fist

a test for peritonits... person stands on his or her toes then suddenly drops flatly onto their heels, a sharp incrase in abldominal pain is positive for peritonitis (inflammation of peritoneum, the thin tissue that lines the inner wall of the abdomen and covers most of the abdominal organs)

"stomach flu"

if feces become trapped in a herniated section or such a section becomes obstructed, an inflammation of the herniated section results... the inflammation is the diverticulitis

pathological enlargement of the spleen, often from medical conditions such as mono