Abdomen Exam

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  1. Visual Survey
    • Pallor
    • Jaundice
    • Spider naevi, etc.
  2. Pigmentation
  3. Hands
    • Dupuytren's contracture
    • clubbing
    • leuconychia
    • palmar erythema
    • flapping tremor
  4. Eyes
    • anaemia
    • icterus
    • xanthelasma
  5. Mouth
    • Cyanosis, etc.
  6. Cervical Lymph Nodes
    • Don't forget Virchow's Node
  7. Gynaecomastia
  8. Spider Naevi
  9. Scratch marks
  10. Body hair
  11. Look at the abdomen
    • Pulsation
    • Distension
    • Swelling
    • Distended abdominal veins
  12. Palpation
    • Light palpation
    • Deep palpation
    • Internal organs
    • Lymph nodes - inguinal + hernia
  13. Percussion
  14. Shifting dullness
  15. Auscultation
  16. Genitalia
  17. Rectal