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| Old silver striae or stretch marks |
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| Dilated Veins (Caput Medusa) |
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| Hepatic cirrhosis or IVC obstruction |
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| Localized bulges in abdominal wall |
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| Distended bladder or pregnant uterus; hernias |
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| Increases peristaltic waves |
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| Visible aortic pulsations in epigastrium |
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| Increased abdominal pulsation |
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| Aortic aneurysm or increased pulse pressure |
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| Vasculat sounds resembling heart murmers |
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| Suggest vascular occlusive disease |
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| Abdnormal bowels sounds (not 5-34/min) |
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| "Diarrhea, intestinal ovstruction, paralytic ileus, peritonitis" |
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| Bruits in the epigastrium or upper quadrants |
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| Suggests renal artery stenosis (If systolic and diastolic components |
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| Can be a cause of hypertension |
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| Bruits with systolic and diastolic components |
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| Suggest partial arterial occlusion or arterial insufficiency |
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| Rubs over liver or spleen |
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| "liver tumor, gonococcla infection around liver, splenic infarction" |
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| Protuberant abdomen that is tympanic throughout |
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| Suggests intestinal obstruction |
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| Scattered areas of dullness in abdomen |
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| "Normal, from fluid and feces" |
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| Large dull areas in abdomen |
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| Indicated underlying mass or enlarged organ |
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| The underlying mass or enlarged organ |
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| "Might be Pregnant uterus, ovarian tumor, distended bladder, large liver or spleen" |
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| "On protuberant abdomen, dullness on both flanks" |
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| Assess further for ascites |
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| Dullness on left of abdomen and tympany on right |
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| "Normal, liver on left and gastric air bubble and splenic flexure right" |
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| Dullness on right and tympany on left |
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| "Situs inversus, rare - reversed organs" |
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| Gentle light dipping motion of light palpation for? |
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| "Identify tenderness, muscular resistance, and superficial masses and organs" |
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| Patient if flexing abdomen muscles |
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| "Persists depsite maneuvers, indicates peritoneal inflammation" |
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| Abdominal pain with coughing or light percussion |
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| Suggests peritoneal inflammation |
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| Suggests peritoneal inflammation |
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| Rebound tenderness felt elsewhere |
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| Painfull area is probably the source of the pain |
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| Regular liver span midcalvicular line |
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| Regular liver span midsternal line |
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| Oval mass velow the edge of the liver |
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| Obstructed or distended gallbladder |
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| Tenderness over the liver |
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| "Suggests inflammation (hepatitis), congestion (heart failure)" |
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| An enlarged spleen expand in what direction |
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| From tympany to dullness on inspiration is positive |
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| Palpable ~2cm below loft costal margin on deep inspiration |
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