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 Same sided shifting dullness is very difficult to demonstrate. This is used for clinical detection of small amount of free fluid How to ...

It is done to palpate viscera in the presence of fluid in peritoneum. Preliminary preparations of the patient are the same as done duri...

This method may also be called as shifting tympanicity Patient lies supine with thighs flexed. Patient is asked to evacuate his/her bla...

Patient lies on his back with thighs flexed Place the left hand of the examiner over the left lumbar region of the patient. Either the p...

Puddle's sign This sign is elicited to detect the presence of minimal fluid when flanks are resonant. The term Puddle sign literal...

There are numerous causes of ascites, the most common causes are 1. Malignant disease. 2. Cirrhosis. 3. Heart failure.  Primary ...