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What is the importance of confusion in an abdominal exam?

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  • Feature of end-stage liver disease (hepatic encephalopathy)
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What may abdominal distension indicate?

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  • Presence of ascites or underlying bowel obstruction and/or organomegaly
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What is the relevance of pallor in a abdominal exam?

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Underlying anaemia e.g. GI bleed or malnutrition

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What may jaundice indicate?

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  • High bilirubin levels

- Acute hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, cholangitis, pancreatic cancer

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Why might there be hyperpigmentation in an abdominal exam?

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Associated with haemochromatosis

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What is the relevance of oedema in an abdominal exam?

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Associated with liver cirrhosis - impaired albumin production

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What is cachexia?

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Ongoing muscle loss that isn’t entirely reversed with nutritional supplementation

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What is cachexia associated with?

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  • Underlying malignancy

- Advanced liver failure

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What signs are there on the palms of the hands in a abdomen exam?

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  • Pallor
  • Palmar erythema
  • Dupuytren’s contracture
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What is palmar erythema and what may it be seen in?

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  • A redness involving the heel of the palm

- Chronic liver disease

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What is koilonychia?

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Spoon-shaped nails, associated with iron deficiency anaemia

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What is leukonychia?

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Whitening of the nail bed, associated with hypoalbuminaemia

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What is leukonychia seen in?

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  • End stage liver disease

- Protein-losing enteropathy

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Why might clubbing be seen in a abdominal exam?

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  • IBD
  • Coeliac disease
  • Liver cirrhosis
  • GI lymphoma
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What is the causes of asterixis in an abdominal exam?

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  • Hepatic encephalopathy (due to hyperammonaemia)

- Uraemia secondary to renal failure

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What should be completed on palpation of the hands in an abdominal exam?

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  • Temperature
  • Radial pulse
  • Dupuytren’s contracture
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What is Dupuytren’s contracture?

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Thickening of the palmar fascia

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When may Dupuytren’s contracture be seen?

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  • Genetic
  • Excessive alcohol use
  • Increasing age
  • Male
  • Diabetes
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What should be noted on inspection of the arms in an abdominal exam?

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  • Bruising (secondary to liver disease)
  • Scratch marks (due to pruritus - cholestasis)
  • Needle track marks (viral hepatitis)
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What is Grey Turner’s sign?

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  • Brusing of the flank

- Predicts acute haemorrhage pancreatitis

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What is Cullen’s sign?

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Bruising of tissue surrounding the umbilicus associated with haemorrhagic pancreatitis

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Why may acanthosis nigricans occur in an abdominal exam?

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  • Associated in insulin resistance

- GI malignancy e.g. stomach cancer

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What is the relevance of axillary hair loss in an abdominal exam?

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  • Iron-deficiency anaemia

- Malnutrition

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What is important to inspect in the eyes in an abdominal exam?

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  • Conjunctival pallor
  • Jaundice
  • Corneal arcus
  • Xanthelasma
  • Kayser-Fleischer rings
  • Perilimbal injection
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What is corneal arcus?
Hazy white/grey ring around cornea, indicates hypercholesterolaemia
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What is xanthelasma?
Yellow cholesterol deposits around the eye - hypercholesterolaemia
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What are Kayser-Fleischer rings associated with?
Wilson's disease - may also cause liver cirrhosis
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What is perilimbal injection?
- Inflammation of the area of conjunctiva - Sign of anterior uveitis - Associated with IBD
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What should be inspected for in the mouth in an abdominal exam?
- Angular stomatitis - Glossitis - Oral candidiasis - Aphthous ulceration - Hyperpigmentated macules
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What is angular stomatitis?
- Inflammatory condition affecting corners of the mouth | - Iron deficiency as cause
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What is glossitis?
- Smooth erythematous enlargement of the tongue - Associated with iron, B12 and folate deficiency - Secondary to IBD
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What may cause aphthous ulceration?
- Iron, B12, folate deficiency | - Crohn's disease
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What may hyperpigmentated macules indicate?
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, which leads to polyp development
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What may enlargement of Virchow's node indicate?
- Metastatic intra-abdominal malignancy | - On the left side of the patient
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What are spider naevi and what do they indicate?
- Skin lesions that have a central red papule with fine red lines - Usually associated with liver cirrhosis
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What is the relevance of gynaecomastia in a abdominal exam?
- May be caused by increased oestrogen, indicating liver cirrhosis
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What are the 6 f's of abdominal distension?
- Fat - Fluid - Flatus - Faeces - Fetus - Fulimant mass
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What is caput medusae and what is it associated with?
- Large periumbilical veins associated with portal hypertension - Associated with liver cirrhosis
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What is rebound tenderness?
- Slow compression of the abdomen and quick release - Results in sudden sharp abdominal pain - Associated with peritonitis e.g. appendicitis
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What is guarding?
- Involuntary tension in abdo muscles on palpation | - Associated with peritonitis e.g. appendicitis, diverticulitis
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What is Rovsing's sign?
- Palpation of the left iliac fossa causes pain in the right iliac fossa - Suggestive of peritonitis
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What may pulsatility of palpation mean in an abdominal exam?
Suggestive of vascular aetiology e.g. AAA
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What does it mean if the degree of extension below the costal margin of the liver is greater than 2cm?
Hepatomegaly
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What does a nodular consistency of the liver indicate in a liver exam?
Cirrhosis
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What does hepatic tenderness indicate?
- Hepatitis | - Cholecystitis
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What is pulsatile hepatomegaly associated with?
Tricuspid regurgitation
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Name 6 causes of hepatomegaly
- Hepatitis - Hepatocellular carcinoma - Wilson's/haemochromatosis - Leukaemia/myeloma - Tricuspid regurgitation - Haemolytic anaemia
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What may make the gallbladder palpable?
- Enlargement secondary to biliary flow obstruction | - Pancreatic malignancy, gallstones, cholecystitis
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What is Murphy's sign and what makes it positive?
- Ask patient to take deep breath while palpating | - If they stop mid-breath due to pain, it indicates cholecystitis
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What does a distended painless gallbladder indicate?
Pancreatic cancer
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Should the spleen be be able to be palpated?
NO!
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Name 5 causes of splenomegaly
- Portal hypertension secondary to liver cirrhosis - Haemolytic anaemia - Congestive heart failure - Splenic metastases - Glandular fever
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Name a cause for a bilaterally enlarged kidney
PKD or amyloidosis
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Name a cause for a unilaterally enlarged kidney
Renal tumour
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What is the healthy movement of the hands when palpating the abdominal aorta?
Should move superiorly
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What does it mean when your hands move outwards when palpating the abdominal aorta?
An expansile mass e.g. abdominal aortic aneurysm
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What may cause a distended bladder which could be palpated?
Urinary obstruction/retention
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Should you be able to percuss the spleen normally?
No, it only should be when there is splenomegaly
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What does shifting dullness show?
The presence of ascites. This is when the percussion goes from dull to resonant in the flank.
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What is a normal bowel sound?
Gurgling
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What does a tinkling bowel should show?
Bowel obstruction
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What may cause absent bowel sounds?
An ileus (when there is a lack of movement in the bowels)
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What bruits should be listened to in an abdominal exam?
- Aortic bruit | - Renal bruit
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What may an aortic bruit be associated with?
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
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What may a renal bruit be associated with?
Renal artery stenosis
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What may pitting oedema indicate in an abdominal exam?
- Hypoalbuminaemia, so liver cirrhosis or protein-losing enteropathy
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What should be completed at the end of an abdominal exam?
- Hernial orificies check - DRE - External genitalia examination

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