{"id":94,"date":"2015-11-19T15:07:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T15:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/giu\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2023-08-15T18:10:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T18:10:32","slug":"1-16-examination-of-the-abdomen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/giu\/?page_id=94","title":{"rendered":"1-16. EXAMINATION OF THE ABDOMEN\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>a. Physical examination of the abdomen involves visual inspection, auscultation, and palpation.<\/p>\n<p>It is best to perform this examination while the patient is resting in a supine position, knees slightly flexed to relax the abdominal muscles.<\/p>\n<p>b. In order to facilitate the referencing of location, the abdomen is viewed as four quadrants or nine regions. The quadrant division is the most commonly used by nursing personnel. Refer to figure 1-3.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95\" style=\"width: 231px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/giu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Figure-1-3-Abdominal-quadrants.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/giu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Figure-1-3-Abdominal-quadrants-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"1-3 Abdominal Quadrants\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/giu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Figure-1-3-Abdominal-quadrants-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/giu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Figure-1-3-Abdominal-quadrants-790x1024.jpg 790w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/giu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Figure-1-3-Abdominal-quadrants.jpg 1724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1-3 Abdominal quadrants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The abdomen is divided by a vertical midline and a horizontal line through the navel. Note the organs located in each quadrant. Figure 1-4 illustrates the regional method of division. Again, note the organs underlying each region.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96\" style=\"width: 231px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/giu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Figure-1-4-Abdominal-regions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-96\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/giu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Figure-1-4-Abdominal-regions-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 1-4 Abdominal regions\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/giu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Figure-1-4-Abdominal-regions-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/giu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Figure-1-4-Abdominal-regions-790x1024.jpg 790w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/giu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Figure-1-4-Abdominal-regions.jpg 1724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1-4 Abdominal regions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a. Physical examination of the abdomen involves visual inspection, auscultation, and palpation. It is best to perform this examination while the patient is resting in a supine position, knees slightly flexed to relax the abdominal muscles. b. In order to facilitate the referencing of location, the abdomen is viewed as four quadrants or nine regions. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/giu\/?page_id=94\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1-16. 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