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| causes of splenomegaly (2) |
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Definition
- granulocytic leukemia (high leukocyte and wbc).
- hypertension
possible treatments: partial or full splenectomy |
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| ductular adenocarcinoma referred pain |
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Definition
| severe pain referred to back |
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Term
| two major causes for subphrenic abcesses, and which side is more common |
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Definition
ruptured appendix and perforating duodenal ulcer.
right
this is called "peritonitis" (general term for inflamed peritonium) |
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Definition
| right 10th intercostal @ midaxillary with breath fully exhaled |
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Definition
| able to be broken into many pieces |
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| most common cause of portal hypertension |
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Definition
| cirrhosis (most commonly alcoholic) |
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Definition
| pain in the epigastric region (caused by, for example, gallstones) |
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Definition
| inflamation of the gallbladder |
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Term
| cystohepatic triangle eponym, boarders, and arteries running within |
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Definition
-Calot's triangle
-common hepatic & cystic ducts inf&med; inf. surface of liver sup
-right hepatic and cystic |
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| surgical intervention for hypertensive liver (cirrhotic) |
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Definition
portacaval anastomosis or portosystemic shunt:
usually involves attaching the portal vein to the IVC either directly or through a splenic-L.renal shunt. |
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Term
renal calculus:
1) definition
2) symptom(s) and causes
3) referred areas
4) |
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Definition
1)kidney stone
2) severe intermittent pain caused by waves of contraction
3) reference depends on level of stone: lumbar or inguinal or the proximal anterior aspect of the thigh or external genitalia or testis (T11-12) |
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Term
| intraperitoneal injection |
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Definition
| direct injection into peritoneal cavity (used mostly for anesthetic solutions -- specifically barbiturate compounds) |
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Term
| what arterial branch keeps horshoe kidney at L3-L4 |
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Definition
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Definition
Nerve supply: ant&post vagal trunks; presynap symp fibers to celiac through splanchnics
spinal chord: T6-9/10
referred site: epigastric and left hypochondriac (e.g. gastric peptic ulcer) |
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Definition
Nerve supply: same as stomach
spinal chord: T5-9/10
referred site: epigastric; if perforates-->shoulder |
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Definition
Nerve supply: vagus & thoracic splanchnic
spinal chord: T8-9
referred site: inferior epigastric (pancreatitis) |
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Definition
Nerve supply: posterior vagal trunk; presynaptic symp reach celiac through greater splanchnic
spinal chord: T5-9
referred site: periumbilical (acute intestinal obstruction) |
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Term
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Definition
Nerve supply: vagus; presynap symp through greater splanchnic (to celiac, sup&inf mesentery); parasymp to distal colon through pelvic splanchnic through hypogastric nerves and inferior hypogastric plexus
spinal chord: T10-12 (proximal colon); L1-3 (distal colon)
referred site: hypogastric region (ulcerative colitis; left lower quadrant (sigmoiditis) |
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Term
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Definition
Nerve supply: celiac plexus (esp from greater splanchnic)
spinal chord: T6-8
referred site: left hypogastric region (splenic infarct) |
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Definition
Nerve supply: symp & p[arasymp nerves from sup mesenteric plex; affarent nerve fibers from symp nerves to T10
spinal chord: T10
referred site: periumbilical region and later to right lower quad (appendicitis) |
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Term
VRP:
gallbladder and liver |
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Definition
Nerve supply: celiac plexus (symp); vagus(parasymp); right phrenic (sensory)
spinal chord: T6-9
referred site: epigastric region and right hypochondriac; may cause diaphramatic--> shoulder reference |
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Term
| congenital diaphragmatic hernias go through this foramen (what is it called and where is it?) |
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Definition
Bochdalek.
lumbocostal trigone of the diaphragm |
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