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Chapter 1

What to do before the abdominal exam begins

In this chapter, you will learn how to prepare a patient for an abdominal exam, know which questions to ask, and how to overcome doctor-patient differences.
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Chapter 2

Inspection, auscultation, and percussion

In this chapter, you will learn how to perform three essential components of the abdominal exam.
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Chapter 3

Palpation of the abdomen

In this chapter, you will learn the proper hand placement and sequence of palpation, how to palpate the main gastrointestinal organs, and how to interpret the exam findings.
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Chapter 4

Focusing on specific parts of the abdominal exam

Here, you will learn how to perform specific and more focused variations of the abdominal exam, such as examining the acute abdomen, inguinal examination, and more.
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Chapter 5

Essentials of the abdominal exam in subpopulations

In this chapter, you will learn specific examination strategies and tricks unique to pregnant women, children, and the elderly.
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Chapter 6

Common abdominal pain scenarios

Finally, you’ll bring all the knowledge you learned in previous chapters together to solve cases of patients complaining of pain within various quadrants of the abdomen.
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Olutayo A. Sogunro, DO FACS FACOS
Olutayo is a Breast Surgical Oncologist at Johns Hopkins Howard County General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Maryland, USA
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