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How to Perform a basic abdominal examination

Patient receiving abdominal examination.

Watch this video to improve your clinical skills and learn how to do an abdominal examination. Note that this procedure should only be done by a medical professional.

Other things you may want to note when performing the abdominal exam.

Pain from an inflamed gall bladder can be referrred to:

* tip of scapula

* right shoulder

In children appendicitis can present with:

* para umbilical pain

* vomitng

* pyrexia

Abdominal pain in children could indicate:

* urinary tract infection (UTI)

* appendicitis

* abdominal migraine

Dyspareunia can be caused by:

* atrophic vaginitis

* psycho-social problems

* of the GU tract e.g. in thrush/STIs

Inflammation of the liver can cause:

•sharp, spasmodic LLQ

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