NREMT - AEMT MEDICAL

  1. What are the 2 different types of abdominal painjQuery1101020528961411027258_1486780734149
    • Parietal pain
    • Visceral pain
  2. Describe viseral pain?
    It's dull pain that's difficult to localize. Usually have nausea and vomiting.

    May indicate organ injury
  3. Describe parietal pain
    Severe localized pain usually sharp and constant. Usually curl up with knees to the chest. Sometimes can breathe very shallow because of the pain
  4. signs and symptoms of appendicitis jQuery110102113149540379734_1486781336456
    • Right lower quadrant pain.
    • Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite and fever.
  5. Signs and symptoms of peritonitis
    Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, diarrhea and fever
  6. Signs and symptoms of cholecystitis ??
    • Right upper quadrant pain
    • Refereed pain to the shoulder(kher)
    • Increased pain at night. And more pain after eating fatty foods.
  7. Signs and symptoms of diverticulitis?
    • Small pouches of feces along intestinal wall.
    • Usually pain to the left lower Quadrant. Nausea and vomiting and weakness. Fever.
  8. Signs and symptoms of a GI bleed?
    • Upper gi bleeds usually happens due to ulcers and lower gi bleeds are due to diverticulitis
    • Hematoemisis and hematochezia. As well as dark tarry stools.
  9. Signs and symptoms of ulcers?
    • Open wounds along the digestive tract.
    • Normally would have pain in the upper left quadrant with nausea vomiting.
  10. Signs and symptoms of abdominal aortic aneurysm?
    Tearing back pain. Possible pulsating abdominal mass
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NREMT - AEMT MEDICAL
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