Abdominal

Question 1

The steps in the full abdominal examination are?

Answer 1

• Introduction, appearance (naevi, bruising), vitals
• Hands (nails, contractures, clubbing, arthropathy, flap)
• Face
  
  • Eyes - jaundice/anaemia/iritis/rings
  • Lips
  • Tongue
• Cervical/axillary lymph nodes
• Chest - gynaecomastia/naevi
• Abdomen
  
  • Inspect (scars, distension, veins, bruising, masses)
  • Palpate (and roll, ballot)
  • Percuss (liver, spleen, ascites)
• Groin - testes, lymph nodes, herniae
• Legs - oedema
• Rectal examination