Examination of Abdominal Lump

Examination of the abdomen:

INSPECTION:

• 1. Condition of the skin over the swelling-

  2. Position, Size, Shape-

  3. Movement with respiration-

  4. Visible Peristalsis-

  5. The hernial sites-

  6. The Scrotum-

  7. Left Supraclavicular lymph node-

PALPATION:

1. Local Temperature-

2. Tenderness-

3. Position, Size, Shape & Surface-

4. Margin-

5. Consistency-

6. Movement-

7. Parietal or Intra-abdominal-

8. Is the swelling pulsatile or not?-

9. Swelling at any hernial sites-

10. Palpate the Liver, the Spleen & Kidney-

PERCUSSION:

AUSCULTATION:

Causes and differential diagnosis of the swellings in the Right Hypochondrium

Causes and differential diagnosis of the swellings in the Epigastrium

Causes and differential diagnosis of the swellings in the Left Hypochondrium

Causes and differential diagnosis of the swellings in the Left & Right Lumbar Regions

Causes and differential diagnosis of the swellings in the Umbilical Region

Causes and differential diagnosis of the swellings in the Right Iliac Region

Causes and differential diagnosis of the swellings in the Hypogastrium

Causes and differential diagnosis of the swellings in the Left Iliac Region