NURS 389 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Colic Flexures, Spermatic Cord, Ken Wilber
30 Jan 2017
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The abdomen is a large oval cavity that extends from the diaphragm to the pelvis. Linea alba: the space in the middle separating the abdominal muscles. Right kidney is lower than the left and is sometimes palpable. The abdomen is divided into quadrants: try to. Ruq: liver, gallbladder, and hepatic flexure of colon, part of the ascending and transverse colon, duodenum, pancreas, right kidney and adrenal gland. Luq: stomach, spleen, left lobe of liver, splenic flexure of colon, transverse and descending colon, pancreas, left kidney and adrenal gland. Rlq: cecum, appendix, right ureter, right ovary and fallopian tube/spermatic cord. Llq: descending colon, sigmoid colon, left ureter, left ovary and fallopian tube/spermatic cord. Determine the contour of the stomach (should be flat to rounded) Look at the skin- should have smooth even surface. Veins should not be visible unless the person is thin.
