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Abdominal Exam Flashcards

1
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Clubbing

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Cirrhosis
IBD
Coeliac’s

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2
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Leukonychia

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Hypoalbuminaemia (liver disease, nephrotic syndrome, malabsorption/malnutrition)

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3
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Koilonychia

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IDA

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4
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Palmar erythema

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Hyperdynamic circulation due not increased oestrogen in chronic or severe acute liver disease
Also- pregnancy, thyrotoxicosis, RA, drug-induced

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5
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Dupuytren’s contracture

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Familial

Cirrhosis (particularly alcoholic)

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6
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Flapping tremor (asterixis)

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Ask patient to hold out their hands in front of them extended at the wrist for 30s
Hepatic encephalopathy (grade >or-2)
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Pulse

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e.g. increased in hypovolaemia (GI bleeding/shock) or anaemia

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8
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Jaundice of skin

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Liver disease

Cholestasis

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9
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Slate-gray appearance

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Haemochromatosis

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10
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Hyperpigmentation

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Addison’s disease

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Mucosal pallor of conjunctiva

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Anaemia

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12
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Jaundice of sclera

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Liver disease

Cholestasis

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13
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Red sclera

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Anterior Uveitis (IBD)

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Corneal arcus

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Hypercholesterolaemia in cholestasis (significant only if <50)

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15
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Kayser-Fleisher rings

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Wilson’s disease

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16
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Xanthelasma

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Hypercholesterolaemia in cholestasis

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17
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Angular stomatitis

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Severe anaemia (iron/ B12)

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18
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Ulcer’s

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Crohn’s disease

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19
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Breath- fetor hepaticus

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Sweet feculent smelling breath

Late sign in liver failure and hepatic encephalopathy

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20
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Breath- ketosis

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Sickly sweet ‘pear drop’ smelling breath

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21
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Breath- uraemia

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Fishy smelling breath

22
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Breath- bowel obstruction

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Feculent smelling breath

23
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Glossitis

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Vitamin B12/folate deficiencies

24
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Macroglossia

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Amyloidosis
Acromegaly
Hypothyroidism
Down syndrome
Malignancy
25
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Oral candidiasis

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Immunosuppression

Poor oral hygiene

26
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Virchow’s node

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Troisier’s sign for intra-abdominal malignancy

27
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Spider naevi

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Found in distribution of SVC (face, neck, arms, upper trunk)
>5 is pathological
If pressed will refill from the centre
Due to increased oestrogen in chronic or severe acute liver disease

28
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Gynaecomastia

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Due to increased oestrogen in liver disease

29
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Distension- 5 Fs

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Fluid
Fat
Flatus
Foetus
Faeces
30
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Caput medusae

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Portal hypertension

31
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Peristaltic waves

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Normal (thin, fit, young individuals) or bowel obstruction

32
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Striae

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Teenagers
Obesity
Pregnancy
Ascites

33
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Stomas

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Typically colostomies in LIF and ileostomies and urostomies in RIF

34
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Skin discolouration in pancreatitis

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Cullen’s sign- umbilicus and surrounding skin

Gray-Turner’s sign- flanks

35
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Hernias

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Observe cough impulse

36
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Roving’s sign

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Pain in RIF>LIF when palpating LIF

37
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Appendicitis

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Local peritonitis in RIF

Positive Rovsing’s sign

38
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Murphy’s sign

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Local peritonitis in RUQ

39
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Acute cholecystotitis

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positive murphy’s sign

40
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If degree of extension below costal margin in liver palpation is more than 2cm, there is

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Hepatomegaly

41
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Smooth liver edge

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Hepatomegaly

42
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Irregular liver edge

43
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Tenderness when palpating gallbladder

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Hepatitis

Cholecystitis

44
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Liver pulsatility

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Tricuspid regurgitation

45
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Tender RUQ

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Murphy’s sign- acute cholecystitis

46
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Palpable gallbladder but not tender/no pain but jaundice present

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Courvoisier’s law- likely pancreatic cancer or cholangiocarcinoma, rather than related to gallstones

47
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Bilaterally enlarged kidneys

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Polycystic kidneys

Amyloidosis

48
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Unilaterally enlarged kidney

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Renal tumour

49
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Tinkling bowel sound

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Bowel obstruction

50
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Absent bowel sound for at least 3 minutes

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Paralytic ileus

Peritonitis

51
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Pedal oedema

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Hypoalbuminaemia

52
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Further tests

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Offer to check Hernial orifices (e.g. signs of bowel obstruction)
Examine external genitalia (referred pain from e.g. testicular torsion)
Perform a DRE (e.g. suspicion of GI bleeding)

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