ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION: POSSIBLE FINDIN6S
Left upper guadrant mass
?Spleen Edge Can't get above it Moves towards right iliac fossa
Duli percussion notę Notch
Hepatomcgaly Palpable gallbladder
Epigastric mass
Gastric cancer Pancreatic cancer
Tender to palpation
Left iliac fossa mass
Sigmoid colon cancer Constipation Diverticular mass
?Kidney Rounded Can get above it Moves down
Resonant to percussion Ballotable
?Peritonitis ?Obstruction
Guarding and rebound Distended
Absent bowel sounds Tinkling bowel sounds
Rigidity Visible peristalsis
Generalised distension |
Right iliac fossa mass |
Suprapubic mass |
Fat (obesity)
Fluid (ascites)
Flatus (obstruction/ileus) Faeces (constipation) Fetus (pregnancy)
Caecal carcinoma Crohn’s disease Appendix abscess
Bladder
Pregnancy
Fibroids'carcinoma
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