MEDICAL ABDOMINAL EMERGENCIES Assignment

AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE ARE THE ANSWERS TO BE INSERTED.  PLACE THE ANSWERS ON A PIECE OF PAPER NUMBERED 1 TO 37.  THIS IS NOT AN ON-LINE ASSIGNMENT.  YOU MUST TURN THIS ASSIGNMENT IN AT CLASS.

NAME:_______________________ DATE:______________

The abdomen contains both ____1_____ and ______2_____ organs.  The stomach, intestine, ureters, and bladder are ______3____ organs through which materials pass.  When ruptured or lacerated, these organs ____4______ their contents into the _____5____ cavity.  This causes an intense inflammatory reaction called ____6_______.  The first signs of peritonitis are severe ____7______, _____8______, and _______9_____.  The ___10_____ organs are solid masses of tissue.  They include the ______11____, ____12______, ____13_______, and ____14_______.  Solid organ have a __15______ blood supply, so injury can cause severe ___16_________.  Injuries to the abdomen can be considered ___17____ or __18______ and can involve ___19_____ or __20_____ organs.  Closed abdominal injuries are those in which a severe blow damages the abdomen without breaking the skin; these are also known as ___21____ injuries.  Open abdominal injuries are those in which a foreign object enters the abdomen and opens the peritoneal cavity to the outside; these are also known as ____22____ injuries.  To minimize pain a patient with an abdominal injury may contract the stomach muscles this is called ___23______.  A severe laceration to the abdominal wall may result in a ____24______, in which internal organs protrude through the wound.  When exposed the abdomen radiates body heat very effectively, and the exposed organs experience fluid loss fluid rapidly, you must keep the organs ___25_____ and ___26_____.  _____27_______ is a condition with referred pain around the navel and direct pain in the right lower quadrant.  A patient experiencing direct RUQ pain with referred right shoulder pain is experiencing _____28_______.  A patient with an inflammation of small pockets in the colon, with LLQ pain is ___29_________.  In elderly patients the wall of the aorta sometimes develops weak areas the swell to form a ____30_____, with this the patient will experience pain in the ____31_____ and shoulders.  A patient experiencing pain in the lower midabdomen (retropubic) area and complains it hurts to urinate may have a ____32______.  A patient complaining of right or left flank pain radiating to the groin is experiencing ____33______ and may also have ___34_____ in their urine.  This is a female patient who complains of pain in her lower quadrants and will do a shuffle when trying to walk is experiencing a ___35_____.  A patient who has epigastric pain and complains of it hurting after they eat is experiencing a ___36_______.  This patient will complain of dull RUQ pain and their skin and eyes may turn yellow is experiencing ____37_____.