CLINICAL METHODS CLP: 123 ABDOMINAL EXAMINATI

CLINICAL METHODS CLP: 123 ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION Overview LIFE EXPERIENCE QUOTES: • “ AM WHO I AM Nyagah . TODAY BECAUSE OF THE CHOICES I MADE YESTARDAY”. By: ELEANS ROOSEVELT. j. m. creations INTRODUCTION 4 components: 1. Observation 2. Auscultation 3. Percussion 4. Palpation • Pelvic, male genital & male/female rectal exams all critical parts of Abdomen exam • They are performed here in a slightly different order (i.e. auscultation before percussion) • They carry different degrees of importance THINK ANATOMICALLY • When looking, listening, feeling and percussing imagine what organs are in the area that you are examining. • The abdomen is roughly divided into four quadrants:– Right upper– Right lower– Left upper – Left lower LIFE EXPERIENCE QUOTES: • “ YOU CAN IGNORE Nyagah . j. m. creations REALITY, BUT YOU CANNOT IGNORE CONSEQUENCES OF IGNORING REALITIES”