NRS 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Subcutaneous Tissue, Defecation, Weight Loss
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Anorexia: loss of appetite, voluntary starvation and grave weight loss. Ascites: fluid builds up in the peritoneal cavity. Fissure: a painful longitudinal tear in the superficial mucosa at the margin. Hemorrhoid: painless flabby skin sac around the anal orifice. Hernia: protrusion of the abdominal viscera through an abnormal opening in the muscle wall. Paralytic ileus: direct manipulation of the bowel to stop peristalsis /no bowel sound or peristalsis. Scaphoid: a profile of the abdomen view from the side, a boat shape usually associated with malnutrition. Striae: stretch marks or scar tissue formed over an area of maximum e. g. legs, breast and abdomen. Suprapubic: above the symphasis pubis and pubic bone. Tympany: a loud drum like sound heard over an air filled or hollow organ. Protuberant: a bulge or projection: function of the esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, small and large intestine, rectum.
