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Internal Injuries
Athletic Injury Assessment
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Undergraduate 3
02/08/2011

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Term
True/False/Floating ribs
Definition

True: 1-7

False:8-10

Floating:11,12

Term
Muscles of Inspiration
Definition
diaphragm, external intercostals, scalenes, possible: sternocleidomastoid, serratus anterior, pec major/minor, and lats.
Term
External intercostals
Definition

-raises ribcage

-assists in inhalation

 

Term
Internal Intercostals
Definition

-draws ribs inferiorly

-assists in exhalation

Term
Expiration Muscles
Definition
Abdominal muscles, internal intercostals.
Term
respirtory tract
Definition
pharynx, larynx, trachea, primary bronchi, exchange at aveoli
Term
Digestive Tract
Definition
Esphagus to stomach, to small intestine, to large intestine, to rectum, to anus.
Term
liver functions:
Definition

-detox blood

-stores glucose/glycogen

-chemicals for digestion

-protein synthesis

Term
gallbladder functions:
Definition
-introduces bile to stomach
Term
Spleen Functions:
Definition
produce and destroy blood cells durring time of systemic infection.
Term
mononucleosis
Definition

-causes spleen to be engorged with blood

-can protude below ribcage increasing risk of injury

Term
Kidney function:
Definition

-filters urine

-goes from kidney to ureter to bladder to urethra

Term
Upper Left Quadrant
Definition
contains: heart, splees, kidney, lung, stomach
Term
Upper Right Quadrant
Definition
contains: liver, pancreas, kidney, lung
Term
Right Lower Quadrant
Definition
Appendix, ureter, bladder, colon, gonads
Term
Left Lower Quadrant
Definition
ureter, bladder, colon, gonads
Term
Kehr's sign:
Definition

-ruptured spleen

-pain in left shoulder and left upper quadrant.

Term
Casues of breathing difficulties:
Definition
Asthma, allergies, cardiac contusion, rib/costal cartilage injury, lung trauma, internal injury
Term
Checkin breathing includes:
Definition
check: rate, depth, quality
Term
hematuria:
Definition
blood in urine.
Term
checkin heart rate. Norms?
Definition

-at radial, or carotid

-60 to 100 bpm

Term
respirtory rate
Definition
12-20 breaths per minute
Term
Radpid, shallow breathing means:
Definition
internal injury, shock
Term
deep quick breathing means:
Definition
pulmonary obstruction, asthma
Term
noisy, raspy breathing means:
Definition
airway obstruction
Term
Coughing blood means:
Definition

possible internal bleeding

-immediate refferal

Term
Flail Chest
Definition

-when two or more ribs are fractured

-parts of chest move independantly, or opposite to breathing patters.

Term
pneumothorax
Definition

-accumulation of air in the pleural cavity

-results in hypoxia and respirtory distress

Term
hemothorax
Definition
when blood pools in pleural cavity
Term
Spontaneous Pneumothorax:
Definition

"bleb" in lung bursts causing the lung to deflate

-lung must be reinflated with chest tube

Term
tension pneumothorax:
Definition

-progressive deterioration of simple pneumothorax.

-traps air in pleural cavity leading to pressure on lung restricting ability to inflate

Term
Causes of Splenic Injury:
Definition

-direct blow

-mononucleus

-pneumonia

-systemic infection

Term
Increase risk of spleen injury because/how:
Definition

since spleen is resivor of blood, durring time of infection it becomes engorged with blood trying to fight infection

-at risk of rupture

Term
Appendicitis s/s:
Definition

-pt at Mc Burneys point

-fever, nausea, vomiting

-pain relief w/ lying supine with right hip and knee flexed

Term
Testicular Torsion:
Definition

twisting of spermatic cord

-can occur with insufficient support

-intense pain, decreased with lying supine, and knees drawn in

Term
Female athlete triad:
Definition

-disordered eating

-amenorreha

-osteoperosis

Term
Solar Plexus
Definition

-having the wind knocked out

-direct blow, temporary paralysis of diaphragm

-loosen constricting clothing, help calm down

Term
inguinal hernia:
Definition

protrusion of abdominal contents through inguinal canal

-common in males

Term
femoral hernia:
Definition

-protrusion of abdominal contents through femoral canal

-common in females

Term
sports hernia? s/s?
Definition

-tear of strain of ab muscles or fascia

-dull achy pain, increased with activity

Term
Steps of evaluating internal:
Definition
listen, percus, palpate
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