NSE 13A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Rib Cage, Palpation, Stethoscope
7 Sep 2018
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Percussion: percuss starting from rlq and then move clockwise, tympany over intestines and stomach and dullness over liver . Scratch test: scratch short strokes over abdomen starting from rlq and then move towards liver, place diaphragm of stethoscope on liver and listen, scratching sound magni ed here, indicating the boarder of the liver . Costovertebral angle tenderness: place one hand over 12th rib at costovertebral angle on back and thump hand with ulnar edge of your st, do you have any pain or tenderness? , pain or tenderness would indicate in ammation of kidney .
