a person having a gallbladder attach might complain of pain in their right shoulder bade because
nerve pathways from the gallbladder return to the spinal cord by way of shared pathways with the shoulder
the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the organs with it
peritoneum
Six hollow organs found in the abdomen
appendix, large intestine, small intestine, stomach, bladder, gallbladder
Four solid organs found in the abdomen
liver, kidney, spleen, pancreas
When managing a patient who has a complaint of abdominal pain and has no difficulty breathing, yet has vital signs consistent with shock of hypoperfusion, the EMT should
administer 10-15 lpm oxygen by nonrebreather mask
organs outside the peritoneum that are found between the abdomen and the back
retroperitoneal space
Why would an EMT as a young, adult female patient, who is complaining of abdominal discomfort, where she is in her menstrual cycle?
to focus on the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy
sharp pain that feels as if body tissues are being torn apart
tearing pain
localized pain that arises from the parietal peritoneum,the lining of the abdominal cavity
