12 Questions
Which test is used to detect cholecystitis?
Fluid wave test
What does a palpable fluid wave into the suprapatellar recess confirm?
Major effusion
What defines where to elicit for kidney tenderness?
Costovertebral angle (CVA)
What does a palpable liver edge below the ribs indicate in chronic liver disease?
Enlarged liver and cirrhosis
When is the span of liver dullness increased?
When the liver is enlarged
What does a positive fluid wave test indicate?
Ascites
What is the costovertebral angle (CVA) formed by?
Lower border of the 12th rib and the transverse processes of the upper lumbar vertebrae
What does a palpable returning fluid wave into the suprapatellar recess confirm?
Major effusion
What does a previously utilized test to detect an impulse transmitted through ascitic fluid from one flank to the opposite side test for?
Fluid wave
What does a palpable liver edge below the ribs reliably indicate?
Enlarged liver and cirrhosis
What does a decreased span of liver dullness indicate?
When the liver is small or when there is free air below the diaphragm
What is the costovertebral angle (CVA) used to check for?
Kidney tenderness
Study Notes
Abdominal Examination
- Murphy's sign is used to detect cholecystitis.
- A palpable fluid wave into the suprapatellar recess confirms ascites.
- Kidney tenderness is typically elicited at the costovertebral angle (CVA).
- A palpable liver edge below the ribs in chronic liver disease indicates hepatomegaly.
- The span of liver dullness is increased in hepatomegaly.
- A positive fluid wave test indicates ascites.
- The costovertebral angle (CVA) is formed by the 12th rib and the vertebral column.
- A palpable returning fluid wave into the suprapatellar recess confirms ascites.
- Shifting dullness is a previously utilized test to detect an impulse transmitted through ascitic fluid from one flank to the opposite side.
- A palpable liver edge below the ribs reliably indicates hepatomegaly.
- A decreased span of liver dullness indicates liver atrophy.
- The costovertebral angle (CVA) is used to check for kidney tenderness.
Test your knowledge of medical diagnostic tests with this quiz. From Murphy's sign for cholecystitis to the fluid wave test for detecting ascitic fluid, challenge yourself with questions about these important diagnostic tools.
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