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
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