Health Care assesment exam 3 review

Hematochezia

Bright red blood in stool, evidence of lower GI bleeding

melena

dark tarry stool that is sticky, evidence of a upper gi bleed

Steatorrhea

fatty stool, oily

Clay

pale, grey or white stool, indicates a lack of bile

Yellow or grey stool

Liver disfunction

Anorexia

Loss of appitite

Dysphagia

difficulty swallowing or pain while swallowing

Pyrosis

Heart burn (often caused by gastric reflux)

Eructation

Burping

Hematemesis

vomiting right red blood

Pica

eating things that are not considered food

Ascites

fluid build up in abdomen, fluid backing up into portal vein (commonly caused by liver failure)

Hernia

weakening in abdominal where a bowel stick out (hump or protrusion)

Hemorrhoids

dilated, swollen or inflamed blood vessels in anus (external or internal)

Examination stages for abdomen

Inspect, Auscultate, Percuss, Palpate

Distension

swollen, stretch, or enlarged abdomen

Protuberance

swelling, bulge, knob-like structure that stick our or project beyond the surrounding surface

Types of abdomen contours

Flat, rounded, scaphoid, or protuberant