How to Perform a basic 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