- of the
palpated subject.
Palpation is
typically used for
thoracic and
abdominal examinations, but can also be used to
diagnose edema.
Palpation is also...
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Palpation thyroiditis refers to the
development of
thyroid inflammation due to
mechanical damage to
thyroid follicles. This can
occur by
vigorous repeated...
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abdominal organs. On
light palpation, the
examiner tests for any
palpable m****, rigidity, or pain on the surface. On deep
palpation, the
examiner is testing...
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represents the
tactile arterial palpation of the
cardiac cycle (heartbeat) by fingertips. The
pulse may be
palpated in any
place that
allows an artery...
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comprising the
following sections:
measurement of
vital signs;
inspection and
palpation,
percussion and auscultation,
pulmonary examination,
abdominal examination...
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performed before palpation,
because the act of
palpation could change what was auscultated.
Kirby RL (March 1981). "Inspection-
palpation-percussion-auscultation...
- 1) the
external exam, to
evaluate the **** 2) the
internal exam with
palpation (commonly
called the
bimanual exam) to
examine the uterus, ovaries, and...
- upward,
bringing deep-seated
nodes to a more
accessible position for
palpation.
Palpation may
identify an
enlargement of the
supraclavicular lymph nodes, a...
- to
produce a
rapid and
forceful exhalation of breath.[citation needed]
Palpation of the
epigastrium can be used to feel the
structures below it. This includes...
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surgeon Niels Thorkild Rovsing (1862–1927), is a sign of appendicitis. If
palpation of the left
lower quadrant of a person's
abdomen increases the pain felt...
