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| a loss of appetite that occurs with gastrointestinal disease, a side effect to some medications, with pregnancy, or with psychological disorders. |
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| free fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
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| One type of hyperactive bowel sounds is fairly common. This is the hyperperistalsis when you feel your “stomach growling" |
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| an abnormal blowing or swishing sound or murmur heard while auscultating a carotid artery, organ, or gland, such as the liver or thyroid, and resulting from blood flowing through a narrow or partially occluded artery. |
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| The twelfth rib forms an angle with the vertebral column |
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is often associated with renal disease.
Warn the person what you are about to do
Have the person sit up on the exam table
Use the heel of your closed fist to strike the person firmly over the costovertebral angles
Compare the left and right sides
Tenderness in these areas indicates renal inflammation, most often an infection. |
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| Diastasis is a separation of the two halves of the rectus abdominis muscle on the middle of the abdomen |
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| painful, burning urination, usually caused by a bacterial infection, inflammation or obstruction of the urinary tract. Laboratory examination of the urine may reveal the presence of blood, bacteria, or white blood cells. |
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| the part of the abdomen in the upper zone between the right and left hypochondriac regions. |
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| air or gas in the intestine that is passed through the rectum. |
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| a dry, grating sound heard with a stethoscope during auscultation. It is a normal finding when heard over the liver and splenic areas. This is auscultated over the pericardial area is suggestive of pericarditis; a rub over the pleural area may be a sign of lung disease. |
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| a rigid contraction of the abdominal wall muscles. It usually occurs as an involuntary reaction to the pain of a visceral disease or disorder or postoperative discomfort. Abdominal splinting, in turn, may result in hypoventilation and respiratory complications. |
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| An enlarged liver span indicates liver enlargement |
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| the most inferior part of the abdomen in the lower zone between the right and left inguinal regions and below the umbilical region. |
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| a yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes, and sclerae of the eyes, caused by greater than normal amounts of bilirubin in the blood. |
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| an extensive serous membrane that lines the entire abdominal wall of the body and is reflected over the contained viscera. |
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| he coordinated, rhythmic serial contraction of smooth muscle that forces food through the digestive tract, bile through the bile duct, and urine through the ureters. |
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| an inflammation of the peritoneum. It is produced by bacteria or irritating substances introduced into the abdominal cavity by a penetrating wound or perforation of an organ in the GI tract or the reproductive tract. |
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| pertaining to the area around the umbilicus. |
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| heart burn. a painful burning sensation in the esophagus just below the sternum. Heartburn is usually caused by the reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus but may result from gastric hyperacidity or peptic ulcer. |
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| a sign of inflammation of the peritoneum in which pain is elicited by the sudden release of the fingertips pressing on the abdomen. The area of pain may be diffuse or relatively sharply circumscribed. |
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| pain felt at a site different from that of an injured or diseased organ or body part. Angina, the pain of coronary artery insufficiency, may be felt in the left shoulder, arm, or jaw. In gallbladder disease, pain may be felt in the right shoulder or scapular region. |
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| an abnormal enlargement of the spleen, as is associated with portal hypertension, hemolytic anemia, Niemann-Pick disease, or malaria. |
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| a streak or a linear scar that often results from rapidly developing tension in the skin, such as seen on the abdomen after pregnancy. |
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