GI & Abdominal Examination Essentials

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NUR 216 EXAM 4 — FULL DETAIL STUDY GUIDE ADHD-Friendly • Colorful • Complete • Plain English Modules 12 · 13 · 14 | Everything from your notes MODULE 12 GI & Abdominal MODULE 13 Breast & Reproductive MODULE 14 Rectal & Older Adult RUQ — Right Upper Quadrant ◦ Liver ◦ Gallbladder ◦ Duodenum ◦ Right kidney & adrenal gland LUQ — Left Upper Quadrant ◦ Stomach ◦ Spleen ◦ Pancreas ◦ Left kidney ◦ Transverse colon RLQ — Right Lower Quadrant ◦ Appendix ◦ Cecum ◦ Ascending colon ◦ Right ovary & fallopian tube ◦ Right ureter & spermatic cord LLQ — Left Lower Quadrant ◦ Descending colon ◦ Sigmoid colon ◦ Left ovary & fallopian tube ◦ Left ureter & spermatic cord CORRECT ABDOMINAL ASSESSMENT SEQUENCE — IAPP WHY Does Abdomen Use IAPP Instead of IPPA? For EVERY other body system the order is: Inspect → Percuss → Palpate → Auscultate For the ABDOMEN only: Inspect → AUSCULTATE → Percuss → Palpate REASON: If you tap or touch the belly first, it stimulates the bowel and changes the sounds. You need to HEAR the TRUE sounds BEFORE touching anything. BOWEL SOUNDS — Borborygmi Think: Borborygmi = the rumbling/gurgling your gut makes as it moves food and gas around. Like a waterpark inside your belly! • ...