which would be signs of something more serious than an abdominal strain: Your doctor can often diagnose a strained stomach muscle by giving you a physical exam, asking you about your symptoms ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD A perforated bowel, or intestinal perforation, occurs when a hole forms in the wall of the ...

This will lead him or her to determine which organs or surrounding structures are affected by the abdominal mass. During a physical examination, your doctor will ask that you lie back while he or ...

Abdominal auscultation has long been neglected as a part of the physical examination. Its usefulness in different pathologic conditions is repeatedly stressed in the newer literature, 8,13 ...

The rest of the physical examination findings were normal, except for a 4.0-cm round, hard, non-painful, intra-abdominal mass consistent with and interpreted as hard fecal pellets in the ...

Upon presentation the rat had a severely distended abdomen. History and physical examination revealed decreased appetite, moderate dehydration, lethargy, and ocular-nasal porphyrin discharge.

Physical examinations are important diagnostic tools that can reveal critical insights into a patient's health, but complex conditions may be overlooked if a clinician lacks specialized training in ...