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Inspection

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Pt supine; Expose abdomen from sternum to pubis with gown/drape to maintain modesty.

  • Skin color, lesions, scars, dilated veins
  • Size, contour and symmetry
  • With patient’s head lifted - look for hernia
2
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Ascultation

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auscultate before percussion/palpation

  • Bowel sounds (all 4 quadrants, 5-10 seconds each)
  • Bruits (renal and aortic)
3
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Percussion

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  • All four quadrants: listen for tympany, dullness

- Liver span (may use scratch test) - normal is 6-12cm

4
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Palpation

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  • Light palpation (all 4 quadrants)
  • Deep palpation (all 4 quadrants)
  • Murphy’s sign (gallbladder)
  • McBurney’s point (RLQ)
  • Rovsing’s sign (LLQ)
  • Liver, spleen, aorta
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Assess for pain

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  • Rebound tenderness

- Costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness