# HA | Abdomen

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Podcast: [STAT Stitch Deep Dive Podcast Beyond The Bedside](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stat-stitch-deep-dive-podcast-beyond-the-bedside-7504941)
Published: 2025-10-09T22:06:43+00:00
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## Resource

Welcome to STAT Stitch Deep Dive: Beyond the Bedside , where real nurses break down the most high-yield topics in nursing school and clinical practice. In this full-length episode, we dive deep into the Assessment of the Abdomen —a comprehensive breakdown for nursing students, new grads, and NCLEX prep warriors . You’ll learn how to confidently assess the abdomen, recognize red-flag findings, and connect pathophysiology to bedside action. We’ll cover: • Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) & GERD —their pathophysiology, manifestations, and critical management. • High-priority nursing interventions for abdominal pain, bowel changes, and GI bleeding. • The correct assessment sequence (Inspection → Auscultation → Percussion → Palpation) and why it matters. • Red-flag signs like rebound tenderness, Murphy’s, and Rovsing’s—and what they reveal. • Older adult considerations , deadly drug interactions , and abnormal organ enlargement findings. 💡 Perfect for your Health Assessment course, Med-Surg review, or NCLEX prep , this episode connects classroom concepts with real-world clinical reasoning. 🎧 Tune in to learn how to protect your patient, interpret what you hear, and recognize the subtle differences between urgent, emergent, and routine findings. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- High-Yield Abdominal Assessment — Nursing Review Assess the abdomen for GI disorders like PUD and GERD , focusing on inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation. Pathophysiology: PUD —erosion of gastric/duodenal mucosa from H. pylori or NSAID use. GERD —backflow of stomach acid into the esophagus causing tissue irritation, scarring, or Barrett’s esophagus. Key Manifestations: PUD: Burning epigastric pain (worse on empty stoma…

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