Abdominal Examination
The abdominal exam, in medicine, is performed as part of a physical examination, or when a patient presents with abdominal pain or a history that suggests an abdominal pathology.
The exam includes several parts:
- Setting and preparation
- Inspection (for example, "nondistended" or "ND")
- Auscultation (for example, "BS normoactive" or "BS+"
- Percussion
- Palpation (for example, "no hepatosplenomegaly" or "HSM", "soft", "nontender" or "NT")
Read more about Abdominal Examination: Setting and Preparation, Inspection, Auscultation, Palpation, Percussion, Other
Famous quotes containing the word examination:
“A clergyman, again, can hardly ever allow himself to look facts fairly in the face. It is his profession to support one side; it is impossible, therefore, for him to make an unbiased examination of the other.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)