what are some common or concerning symptoms of GI/abdomen
Adb pain=acute or chronic
indigestion
nausea
vomiting
loss of appetite
dysphagia
odynophagia
change in bowel fx
diarrhea
constipatoin
What are some common or concerning symptoms of urinary
suprapubic pain
dysuria
visceral pain in RUQ may result from liver distention against its capsule in
alcoholic hepatitis
pain in RUQ or epigastric
billary tree
liver
epigastric pain
stomach
duodenum
pancreas
periumbilical pain
SI
appendix
prox colon
hypogastric pain
colon
bladder
uterus
suprapubic or sacral pain
rectum
pain from pleurisy or acute MI may be referred to what area
epigastric area
Epigastric pain occurs with what
GERD
RUQ pain & upper abd pain may signify
cholecystitis
chronic or recurrent discomfort or pain centered in the upper abdomen
dyspepsia
retrosternal burning pain or discomfort occurring wkly or more often
heartburn
what are some foods that aggravates heartburn
alcohol
coffee
citrus fruits
onions
what are some positoins that aggravate heartburn
bending over
exs
lifting
supine
Gerd may be associated with atypical resp symptoms
cough
wheezing
aspiration pneumonia
difficulty swallowing
dysphagia
pain with swallowing
odyophagia
left lower quad pain may represent
diverticulitis
change in bowel habits with mass lesion indicates
colon cancer
distress associated with eating
indigestion
feeling sick to my stomach
nausea
involuntary spasm of stomach, diaphragm
retching
what may accompany esophageal or gastric varices, gastritis or peptic ulcer disease
hematemesis
chronic diarrhea is typically non-infectious in origin which may represent
croh's disease
ulcerative colitis
thin pencil like stool occurs in an obstructing apple core lesion of what part of the colon
sigmoid
no passage of either gas or feces is termed what & what does it represent
obstipation=signifying intestinal obstruction
black tarry stools
melena
stools that are red or maroon colored
hematochezia
melena may appear with what type of bleeding
upper gi
hematochezia may appear with what type of bleeding
lower gi
pain on urination
dysuria
significant increase in 24hr urine vol
polyuria
urinary frequency at night sometimes defined as awakening the patient more than once; urine vol may be lrg/small
nocturia
involuntary loss of urine that may become socially embarrassing or cause problems w/hygiene
urinary incontinence
blood in urine
hematuria
flank pain at or below the post costal margin near the costovertebral angle is also referred to as
kidney pain
pain that is severe & colicky that originates at the CVA & radiates around the trunk into the lower quadrant of the abd or possibly into the upper thigh & testicle or labium
ureteral pain
what are some important topics for health promotion & counseling
alcohol use screen
RF's for Hep A,B,C
colon cancer screen
when accessing alcohol use what should you use
C=cut down
A=annoyed by critism
G=guilty about drink
E=eye opener
pink purple stria may result from
cushing's syndrome
bulging flanks from what
ascites
suprapubic bulge of a distended what
bladder or pregnant uterus;hernias
A lower abd mass may result from a
ovarian or a uterine tumor
increased peristaltic waves from what
intestinal obstruction
increased pulsation from what
aortic aneurysms
increased pulse pr
a protuberant abdomen that is tympanitic throughout suggests
intestinal obstruction
dullness in both flanks of the abdomen prompts what
ascites
what is it when the organs are reversed: air bubble on right & liver dullness on left
situs inversus
rebound tenderness may suggest what
peritoneal inflammation
the span of liver dullness is increased when the liver is what
enlarged
an enlarged spleen is palpable about 2 cm below the left costal margin when