ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION
Jimma university medical center
Department of Internal medicine
Dr. Haftu z.(IMr1)
24/6/2015 E.C.
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Abdomen
outline
• Basic anatomy
• Presenting complaints
• Preparations
• Inspection
• Auscaltation
• Percussion
• Palpation
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Basic anatomy
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Presenting complaints
Gastrointestinal Disorders
• Indigestion or anorexia
• Nausea, vomiting, or
hematemesis
• Abdominal pain
• Dysphagia and/or
odynophagia
• Change in bowel function
• Constipation or diarrhea
• Jaundice
Urinary and Renal Disorders
• Suprapubic pain
Dysuria, urgency, or frequency
• Hesitancy, decreased stream
in
males
• Polyuria or nocturia
• Urinary incontinence
• Hematuria
• Kidney or flank pain
• Ureteral colic
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Preparation
• Empty bladder
• supine position,pilow and slide your hand through the
back
• Hands in side or folded across the chest
• Exposure from the nipple to the mid-thigh; suprapubic
area
• Ask for any site of pain before you start palpation
• warm your hand and stethoscope,avoid long finger nail
• Approach slowly and avoid quick unexpected movements
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Abdomen
Inspection
1. SKIN
• Scar
• Striae-
Old silver striae or stretch
marks-normal
Pink–purple striae of
Cushing’s
syndrome
• dilated veins- cirrhosis(away
from the umblicus),inferior
STRIAE MARKING
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2. Abdominal contour and umblicus
Abdominal contour
• protuberent
• flat
• scaphoid
• flank buldging or any site
• visible mass
• symmetry
Umblicus
• normaly-inverted
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3. Visible pulsation and peristalsis
pulsation
• it could be visible in the
epigastrium
• aortic aneurysm or high
pulse pressure
peristalsis
• visible in normal and slim
individual
• intestinal obstruction
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4. Cough impulse test
• Ask patient to cough and check for possible hernia in the
inguinal and femoral area
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Auscultation
• Bowl sound- 5-34/min
• Bruits -Bruits with both
systolic and diastolic
components suggest the
turbulent blood flow of
partial arterial occlusion
• Venous hum-cirrhosis
• friction rub- spleen and
liver
tumor,infarction,gonococcal
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Percussion
Perussion notes
• tympanic
• hypertympanic
• dull
liver span- normal 6-12 cm-
@MCL
 shifting dullness
 fluid thrill
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palpation
superficial palpation
• rigidty
• tenderness
• mass
maneuvers to release
voluntary rigidty
breathing jaw dropped
flexing the leg at knee
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Deep palpation
• delineate size of mass
• delineate size of an
organ
• deep tenderness of
peritoneal irritation
direct
rebound
right fist tap for liver
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Hooking Technique
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Spleen
• When a spleen enlarges, it expands anteriorly, downward,
and medially
• Percussion cannot confirm splenic enlargement but can
raise your suspicions of it.
• Palpation can confirm the enlargement, but often misses
large spleens that do not descend below the costal
margin,it could be palpable in 3%.
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palpation
• sensitivity-56–71%
• different way of palpationtechnique
plapation from the rilower quadrant along the line of
growth
middlton maneuver- from up-down
bimanual palpation
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percussion
• Sensitivity 59–82% for percussion
• different maneuvers
Nixon’s method
The patient is placed on the right side so that the spleen lies
above the colon and stomach.
Percussion begins at the lower level of pulmonary resonance in
the posterior axillary line and
proceeds diagonally along a perpendicular line toward the lower
midanterior costal margin.
The upper border of dullness is normally 6–8 cm above the
costal margin.
Dullness >8 cm in an adult is presumed to indicate splenic
enlargement.
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Castell’s method
• With the patient supine, percussion in the lowest
intercostal space in the anterior axillary line (8th or 9th)
produces a resonant note if the spleen is normal in size.
• This is true during expiration or full inspiration.
• A dull percussion note on full inspiration suggests
splenomegaly.
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Percussion of Traube’s semilunar space
The borders of Traube’s space
• are the sixth rib superiorly,
• the left midaxillary line laterally, and
• the left costal margin inferiorly.
 The patient is supine with the left arm slightly abducted.
During normal breathing, this space is percussed from
medial to lateral margins, yielding a normal resonant
sound.
A dull percussion note suggests splenomegaly.
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traube’s space
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Kidney
BIMANUAL PALPATION TENDERNESS
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Appendicitis and peritonitis
• Rovsing sigh
• Psoas sign
• Obturator sign
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Reference
• Bate’s guid to physical examination
• Harisson’s textbook of internal medicine 21st edition
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Thank you
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ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION.pptx

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    ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION Jimma universitymedical center Department of Internal medicine Dr. Haftu z.(IMr1) 24/6/2015 E.C. 8/22/2023 1 Abdomen
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    outline • Basic anatomy •Presenting complaints • Preparations • Inspection • Auscaltation • Percussion • Palpation 8/22/2023 2 Abdomen
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    Presenting complaints Gastrointestinal Disorders •Indigestion or anorexia • Nausea, vomiting, or hematemesis • Abdominal pain • Dysphagia and/or odynophagia • Change in bowel function • Constipation or diarrhea • Jaundice Urinary and Renal Disorders • Suprapubic pain Dysuria, urgency, or frequency • Hesitancy, decreased stream in males • Polyuria or nocturia • Urinary incontinence • Hematuria • Kidney or flank pain • Ureteral colic 8/22/2023 6 Abdomen
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    Preparation • Empty bladder •supine position,pilow and slide your hand through the back • Hands in side or folded across the chest • Exposure from the nipple to the mid-thigh; suprapubic area • Ask for any site of pain before you start palpation • warm your hand and stethoscope,avoid long finger nail • Approach slowly and avoid quick unexpected movements 8/22/2023 8 Abdomen
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    Inspection 1. SKIN • Scar •Striae- Old silver striae or stretch marks-normal Pink–purple striae of Cushing’s syndrome • dilated veins- cirrhosis(away from the umblicus),inferior STRIAE MARKING 8/22/2023 9 Abdomen
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    2. Abdominal contourand umblicus Abdominal contour • protuberent • flat • scaphoid • flank buldging or any site • visible mass • symmetry Umblicus • normaly-inverted 8/22/2023 10 Abdomen
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    3. Visible pulsationand peristalsis pulsation • it could be visible in the epigastrium • aortic aneurysm or high pulse pressure peristalsis • visible in normal and slim individual • intestinal obstruction 8/22/2023 11 Abdomen
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    4. Cough impulsetest • Ask patient to cough and check for possible hernia in the inguinal and femoral area 8/22/2023 12 Abdomen
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    Auscultation • Bowl sound-5-34/min • Bruits -Bruits with both systolic and diastolic components suggest the turbulent blood flow of partial arterial occlusion • Venous hum-cirrhosis • friction rub- spleen and liver tumor,infarction,gonococcal 8/22/2023 13 Abdomen
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    Percussion Perussion notes • tympanic •hypertympanic • dull liver span- normal 6-12 cm- @MCL  shifting dullness  fluid thrill 8/22/2023 14 Abdomen
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    palpation superficial palpation • rigidty •tenderness • mass maneuvers to release voluntary rigidty breathing jaw dropped flexing the leg at knee 8/22/2023 15 Abdomen
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    Deep palpation • delineatesize of mass • delineate size of an organ • deep tenderness of peritoneal irritation direct rebound right fist tap for liver 8/22/2023 16 Abdomen
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    Spleen • When aspleen enlarges, it expands anteriorly, downward, and medially • Percussion cannot confirm splenic enlargement but can raise your suspicions of it. • Palpation can confirm the enlargement, but often misses large spleens that do not descend below the costal margin,it could be palpable in 3%. 8/22/2023 18 Abdomen
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    palpation • sensitivity-56–71% • differentway of palpationtechnique plapation from the rilower quadrant along the line of growth middlton maneuver- from up-down bimanual palpation 8/22/2023 19 Abdomen
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    percussion • Sensitivity 59–82%for percussion • different maneuvers Nixon’s method The patient is placed on the right side so that the spleen lies above the colon and stomach. Percussion begins at the lower level of pulmonary resonance in the posterior axillary line and proceeds diagonally along a perpendicular line toward the lower midanterior costal margin. The upper border of dullness is normally 6–8 cm above the costal margin. Dullness >8 cm in an adult is presumed to indicate splenic enlargement. 8/22/2023 20 Abdomen
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    Castell’s method • Withthe patient supine, percussion in the lowest intercostal space in the anterior axillary line (8th or 9th) produces a resonant note if the spleen is normal in size. • This is true during expiration or full inspiration. • A dull percussion note on full inspiration suggests splenomegaly. 8/22/2023 22 Abdomen
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    Percussion of Traube’ssemilunar space The borders of Traube’s space • are the sixth rib superiorly, • the left midaxillary line laterally, and • the left costal margin inferiorly.  The patient is supine with the left arm slightly abducted. During normal breathing, this space is percussed from medial to lateral margins, yielding a normal resonant sound. A dull percussion note suggests splenomegaly. 8/22/2023 24 Abdomen
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    Appendicitis and peritonitis •Rovsing sigh • Psoas sign • Obturator sign 8/22/2023 27 Abdomen
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    Reference • Bate’s guidto physical examination • Harisson’s textbook of internal medicine 21st edition 8/22/2023 28 Abdomen
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