Gastrointestinal (GI)

Question 1

Dyspepsia

Answer 1

Indigestion

Question 2

Dysphagia

Answer 2

Difficulty swallowing

Question 3

Emesis

Answer 3

Vomiting

Question 4

Hematemesis

Answer 4

Gross amounts of blood in the vomit

Question 5

Hematochezia

Answer 5

Bright red blood in the stool

Question 6

Hepatomegaly

Answer 6

enlarged liver

Question 7

Hernia

Answer 7

Protrusion of part of an internal organ or tissue bulges through a weak area of muscle

Question 8

McBurney’s point

Answer 8

RLQ point tenderness indicative of appendicitis

Question 9

Melena

Answer 9

Black tarry stool indicative of an upper GI bleed

Question 10

Murphy’s sign

Answer 10

Pain with palpation of the RUQ during a deep breath
Indicates cholecystitis

Question 11

N/V/D

Answer 11

Nausea/vomiting/diarrhea

Question 12

Organomegaly

Answer 12

enlarged organ

Question 13

Peritoneal signs (Rebound, guarding, or rigidity)

Answer 13

Signs indicative of acute abdominal inflammation (peritonitis)

Question 14

Splenomegaly

Answer 14

Enlarged spleen