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What is a CVA test?

What is a CVA test?

Located posteriorly to the last rib (specifically the 12th rib) and the spine is the costovertebral angle which anteriorly contains the right and left kidney. If either kidney is inflamed due to infection, a firm thump to this area will cause pain.

How do you palpate kidneys?

Place your left hand behind the patient between the rib cage and iliac crest and place your right hand below the right costal margin. While pressing your hands firmly together, ask the patient to take a deep breath. Attempt to feel the lower pole of the right kidney. Repeat the same maneuver for the left kidney.

Where did Frank and Archy go to Gallipoli?

After a formal going away party for the troops of Australia and New Zealand, Frank and Archy pack up and leave for their destination and destiny – Gallipoli, a narrow mountainous peninsula on the Turkish Ottoman European coast.

Who are the Australian sprinters in Gallipoli?

Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I. —Kenneth Chisholm. The story of a group of young Australian men who leave their various backgrounds behind and sign up to join the ANZACs in World War I.

How many British troops died in the Gallipoli Campaign?

A total of 145,154 British troops fell sick during the campaign, not counting troops from the Dominions or India; of these, 3,778 died, exclusive of those evacuated. The sick were transported from Gallipoli to hospitals in Egypt and Malta as quickly as possible as bases in the area of operations were insufficient.

How old is Archy Hamilton in the movie Gallipoli?

18-year-old Archy Hamilton (Mark Lee) is an idealistic young Australian rancher with a talent for running sprints. He is trained in sprinting by his uncle Jack (Bill Kerr) and idolizes Harry Lascelles, the world champion who ran a 100 yard sprint in less then 10 seconds.