Question

You are a medical assistant for a family practitioner, and a patient comes in experiencing pain. They point to an area below their belly button on their left. How would you record the location of their pain using cavity and quadrant terminology? If they tell you that they are also experiencing pain in their chest, how could you use cavity and directional terminology to describe the location of that pain relative to the transverse plane of the body?

Write 4 sentences in your own words.

I am looking for a reflection, in your own words, of what you remember from the readings in this unit. More like a journal entry than a scientific dissertation. And always, in your own words. Write in simple sentences. Write from a high school students point of view

Answer 1

In a recent unit about human anatomy, I learned how to describe pain using different terminologies. When a patient points to pain below their belly button on the left side, I would note that it’s in the left lower quadrant of the abdominal cavity. If they also mention chest pain, I would describe that pain as being superior to the transverse plane, which divides the body into upper and lower parts. It’s interesting to see how specific language helps medical professionals understand exactly where a patient is feeling discomfort.