
|Articles|January 12, 2011
Bent on Easier Abdominal Exams
Sometimes patients, particularly children and adolescents, are very anxious during the abdominal examination.
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Sometimes patients, particularly children and adolescents, are very anxious during the abdominal examination. I ask them to bend or flex both knees, which helps relax abdominal muscles, prevents guarding, and facilitates palpation.
-Madhvi Patel, MD
Decatur, Ill
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