The Abdomen 1. Ascites is defined as an abnormal accumulation of serous fluid within the peritoneal cavity. 2. Pyloric stenosis is a congenital narrowing of the pyloric sphincter. 3. Moles on the abdomen are common. 4. The organ in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen is the liver. 5 The four layers of large‚ flat abdominal muscles form the ventral abdominal wall. 6. Pyrosis is a burning sensation in the upper abdomen. 7. The abdomen normally moves with breathing until the age of __7__
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Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology 24 (2010) 365e374 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/bean 6 Neonatal fluid management Isabelle Murat‚ MD‚ PhD *‚ Alexis Humblot‚ MD‚ Laure Girault‚ MD‚ Federica Piana‚ MD Department of Anesthesia‚ Hôpital d’Enfants Armand Trousseau‚ 26 avenue du Dr Arnold Netter‚ 75571 Paris‚ Cedex 12‚ France Keywords: blood transfusion colloid
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MCQ Abdominal surgery 1 All of the following are true concerning acute appendicitis EXCEPT A It classically affects people 10–30 years of age B The classic presentation of anorexia—periumbilical pain with nausea followed by migration of the pain to the right lower quadrant—is present approximately 60% of the time C The incidence is the same in pregnant and non pregnant women D Negative Ultrasound examination of the appendix excludes appendicitis Answer 2 All of the
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Which essential questions will you ask a pediatric patient or his or her caregiver when the presenting complaint is bloody diarrhea? Will these questions vary depending upon the child’s age? Why or why not? What clinical or historical findings will indicate the need for diagnostic studies and why? Which diagnostic studies will you initially order and why? When caring for a pediatric patient with complaints of bloody diarrhea asking appropriate questions to narrow the diagnosis and identify the severity
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Terminology‚ cont. imperforate anus kangaroo care kernicterus LS ratio macrosomia microcephaly pathologic jaundice phototherapy physiologic jaundice polydactylism postterm preterm pyloric stenosis retinopathy of prematurity New Terminology‚ cont. Rh sensitization spina bifida syndactylism talipes thrush toxoplasmosis transient tachypnea of the newborn respiratory distress
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|LIVER | Caudo ~ Cranial (CC) length = < 17 cm Right Lobe Caudo ~ Cranial (CC) length = < 16 cm Anterio ~ Posterior (A ~ P) length = < 16 cm Left Lobe Width = < 11 cm Anterio ~ Posterior (A ~ P) length = < 7 cm Caudate Lobe Caudo ~ Cranial (CC) length = < 8 cm (5 ~ 8 cm) Anterio ~ Posterior (A ~ P) length = < 2.5 cm (2.0 ~ 2.5 cm) Caudate
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Clinical focus Incontinence in patients with dementia Harriet Price I ncontinence is highly prevalent in people with dementia owing to deterioration in their mental and physical abilities (Wai et al‚ 2010). However‚ Yap and Tan (2006) discuss whether people with dementia have ‘true incontinence’‚ as Abrams et al (1988: p6) define incontinence as: ‘the involuntary loss of urine that is objectively demonstrable and presents a social or hygiene problem.’ This definition implies
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• The anterior portion of the roof of the mouth is the hard palate. • The muscular ring at the lower end of the stomach is the pyloric sphincter. • The ascending colon extends from the cecum to the undersurface of the liver. • The cecum is the first part of the large intestine • Villi are tiny projections in the walls of the small intestine that absorb nutrients. • The lower esophageal sphincter is called the cardiac sphincter. • The combining form eti/o means: Cause • The combining form
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Bicuspid (Mitral); Role of Chordae Tendineae & Papillary m. o Semilumar: Pulmonary vs Aotic o Fibrous Skeleton (3 Functions) o Heart Sounds: Orientation of Heart determines direction of Echo (Valve Closure) o Disease: Stenosis vs Prolapse; Murmur Cardiovascular Development • Postnatal (Adult) vs Fetal Circulation (where does vascular resistance differ and why?) • Fetal Circulation o Specializations: Placenta‚ Umbilical Veins‚ Ductus Venosus‚
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Question 1 | 2 points | Save | | A person’s blood pressure rises while walking up stairs. If homeostasis is maintained‚ which of the following will occur when the person reaches the top of the stairs? | | | | | | | | blood pressure will lower‚ causing the person to faint | | | blood pressure will return to near its level before walking up stairs | | | blood pressure will continue to rise‚ leading to hypertension | | | blood pressure will remain at the elevated
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