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| Splenomegaly |
enlarged spleen |
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| Rovsing's sign |
Physical exam maneuver where pain is elicited in the RLQ upon palpation of the LLQ |
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| Rigidity |
a stiff abdominal wall discovered on exam; the opposite of soft |
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| Rebound |
pain elicited upon releasing hand from abdominal palpation |
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| Psoas sign |
physical exam maneuver where the patient feels abdominal pain when externally rotating the hip; indicates appendicitis |
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| Prominent aortic pulsation |
a larger than expected pulsating mass while palpating midline over the abdomen; indicates an aortic aneurysm |
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mcs5109 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:07:28 GMT |
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| Peritoneal signs |
rebound tenderness, guarding; indicates peritonitis (inflammation of the peritoneal aka abdominal cavity) |
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| Organomegaly |
enlarged organ |
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| Murphy's sign |
tests for tenderness over the gallbladder when pain is elicited while palpating over the gallbladder during inspiration; indicates cholecystitis |
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| McBurney's point |
1/3 of the way from the ASIS (anterior superior iliac spine/crest- the hip bone) to the umbilicus; where the appendix is located; pain elicited indicates appendicitis |
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mcs5109 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:03:14 GMT |
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| Mass |
any abdominal enlargement |
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| Hepatomegaly |
enlarged liver |
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| Guarding |
tensing of abdominal wall muscles as to guard the internal organs |
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| Femoral pulse deficit |
pulse is either skipped or absent over the femoral artery |
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mcs5109 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:55:24 GMT |
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| Distention |
enlarged or swollen due to internal pressure; the opposite of a scaphoid abdomen |
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| Diffuse |
generalized, non-localized |
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| Bowel sounds |
Intestinal sounds heard from auscultating over the abdomen; hyperactive, hypoactive, diminished, absent, tympanitic |
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