Examination of the Abdomen - Clinical Examination

A successful abdominal exam includes inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation, as well as a thorough examination of the liver, spleen, gall bladder, and kidneys. Remember to ausculatate the abdomen before palpation, as stimulation of the bowels from palpation may trigger an increase in peristalsis and bowel sounds. A common convention is to divide the abdomen up into four quadrants to help localize symptoms and exam findings. In this video, learn techniques to describe bowel sounds as well as assess for aortic bruits, shifting dullness of the abdomen, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and Murphy's sign.
0:54 - Asculation of the abdomen
1:43 - Percussion of the abdomen
2:23 - Examination of distended abdomen
3:59 - Palpation
7:22 - Examination of the gall bladder
8:18 - Examination of the spleen
8:50 - Percussion of the kidneys
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[@Dr-Roy]

Very helpful. The best video for Abdominal examination

[@antonyebinesar6394]

very helpful video , and awesome work

[@Moath1277]

Good stuff

[@user-fe8mn6jo9w]

thanks AMPOSS

[@monirayusuf30]

❤ very helpful.. thanks

[@mrharoun3214]

Best video ever , i had hepitatas not one of the specialist or doctors did it this way , they went extremely deep into palpation found nothing and sent me home cross questioning me ask me to be on axienty meds or ibs system 4 days later i was hospitalised with hepitatas as per my blood test and biliruben test still trying to recover . Thnks

[@gbcxroz3258]

Thanks

[@dr.abdulwahabmuthannaghane6670]

Great 👍

[@Misa1Misa1]

thank you so much

[@ambossmedical]

You're welcome :-)

[@thedingo8833]

What is a “brut”

[@peachypia7932]

bruit (like aortic bruit)

[@ahmedparvaiz9120]

Iam khairpur medical college students.
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