- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- How to use this book
- Contributors
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Amendments and Errata to First Edition
- Amendments and Updates
- Chapter 1 Communication skills
- Chapter 2 The history
- Chapter 3 General and endocrine examination
- Chapter 4 Skin, hair, and nails
- Chapter 5 The cardiovascular system
- Chapter 6 The respiratory system
- Chapter 7 The abdomen
- Chapter 8 The nervous system
- Chapter 9 The eyes
- Chapter 10 The locomotor system
- Chapter 11 The ear, nose, and throat
- Chapter 12 The male reproductive system
- Chapter 13 The female reproductive system
- Chapter 14 The obstetric assessment
- Chapter 15 The breast
- Chapter 16 The psychiatric assessment
- Chapter 17 The paediatric assessment
- Chapter 18 Practical procedures
- Chapter 19 Clinical data interpretation
- Chapter 20 Other investigations
- Index
(p. 167) The abdomen
- Chapter:
- (p. 167) The abdomen
- Author(s):
James Thomas
, Tanya Monaghan
, and Prarthana Thiagarajan
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199593972.003.0007_update_001
Update:
Jaundice and pruritus
Jaundice
Box 7.12 Causes of jaundice
The term ‘primary biliary cirrhosis’ has been replaced by the term ‘primary biliary cholangitis’ in international liver guidelines as of 2015.
Important presentations
Perianal disease
Haemorrhoids
Lord’s classification also includes Grade 4: prolapse, non-reducible.
Chapter updated by Prarthana Thiagarajan
Introduction
History
Swallowing symptoms
Nausea and vomiting
Abdominal pain
Bowel habit
Generalized abdominal swelling
Jaundice and pruritus
Appetite and weight
Lower urinary tract symptoms
The rest of the history
Examination
Outline examination
Inspection: hands
Inspection: upper limbs
Inspection: face
Inspection: neck and chest
Inspection: abdomen
Stomas
Abdominal scars 1: open surgery
Abdominal scars 2: laparoscopic
Palpation: general
Palpation: aorta
Palpation: liver and gallbladder
Palpation: spleen
Palpation: kidneys and bladder
Palpation: herniae
Percussion
Auscultation
‘Per rectum’ examination
Important presentations
The elderly patient
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- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- How to use this book
- Contributors
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Amendments and Errata to First Edition
- Amendments and Updates
- Chapter 1 Communication skills
- Chapter 2 The history
- Chapter 3 General and endocrine examination
- Chapter 4 Skin, hair, and nails
- Chapter 5 The cardiovascular system
- Chapter 6 The respiratory system
- Chapter 7 The abdomen
- Chapter 8 The nervous system
- Chapter 9 The eyes
- Chapter 10 The locomotor system
- Chapter 11 The ear, nose, and throat
- Chapter 12 The male reproductive system
- Chapter 13 The female reproductive system
- Chapter 14 The obstetric assessment
- Chapter 15 The breast
- Chapter 16 The psychiatric assessment
- Chapter 17 The paediatric assessment
- Chapter 18 Practical procedures
- Chapter 19 Clinical data interpretation
- Chapter 20 Other investigations
- Index