Abdomen

A small amount of acrolein may be fatal if swallowed. It produces bums of the mouth, throat, esophagus, and stomach. Signs and symptoms of poisoning may include severe pain in the mouth, throat, chest, and abdomen nausea vomiting, which may contain blood diarrhea weakness and dizziness and coUapse and coma (99). 

Gastrointestinal x-ray imaging is the imaging of the small and large intestines and the colon. The contrast between the various tissues found in the abdomen is poor. As a consequence, a contrast agent is introduced into the digestive tract which absorbs more x-rays than do the tissues in the abdomen. 

Spider Silk. Spider silks function ki prey capture, reproduction, and as vibration receptors, safety lines, and dispersion tools. Spider silks are synthesized ki glands located ki the abdomen and spun through a series of orifices (spinnerets). The types and nature of the various silks are diverse and depend on the type of spider (2). Some general categories of silks and the glands responsible for thek production are Hsted in Table 1. 

Ingestion of chloroform is followed immediately by a severe burning in the mouth and throat, pain in the chest and abdomen, and vomiting. Loss of consciousness and Hver injury may foUow depending on the amount swallowed. The tendency of chloroform to produce Hver injury is significantly augmented in alcohoHcs and persons with nutritional deficiencies. 

Abdomen of women of child bearing capacity at work (in any consecutive period of 3 months)... 

Heat cramps Muscle cramps, usually of the legs and abdomen, caused by heavy... 

Leib, m. body belly, abdomen womb waist. Leibesfrucht, /. fetus. 

The sites for SC injection are the upper arms, the upper abdomen, and the upper back (Pig. 2-6). Rotate injection sites to ensure proper absorption and to minimize tissue damage. 

URINARY RETENTION. If a patient receives a cholinergic drug for the treatment of urinary retention, die nurse palpates die abdomen in the pelvis area to determine if distention is present. A rounded swelling over die pelvis usually indicates retention and a distended bladder. The patient may also complain of discomfort in the lower abdomen. In addition, die nurse takes die patient s blood pressure and pulse rate... 

Spinal anesthesia is a type of regional anesthesia that involves the injection of a local anesthetic drug into the subarachnoid space of die spinal cord, usually at the level of the second lumbar vertebra There is a loss of feeling (anesdiesia) and movement in the lower extremities, lower abdomen, and perineum. 

The various skeletal muscle relaxants that may be used during general anesthesia are listed in Table 35-3. These drugp are administered to produce relaxation of the skeletal muscles during certain types of surgeries, such as those involving the chest or abdomen. They may also be used to facilitate the insertion of an endotracheal... 

Swollen ankles, leg s, or abdomen, leading to pitting edema... 

ADMINISTERING DISOPYRAMIDE. Because of the cholinergic blocking effects of disopyramide (see Chap. 25), urinary retention may occur. The nurse monitors the urinary output closely, especially during the initial period of therapy. If the patient s intake is sufficient but the output is low, the lower abdomen is... 

Be sure die area is clean and thoroughly dry before applying die topical ointment or transdermal system, and rotate die application sites. Apply the transdermal system to die chest (front and back), abdomen, and upper or lower arms and legp. Firmly... 

Position the client on the abdomen or side depending on which injection site is used. 

Before administering vasopressin to relieve abdominal distention, the nurse takes the patient s blood pressure pulse, and respiratory rate. The nurse auscultates the abdomen and records the finding. The nurse measures and records the patient s abdominal girth. 

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