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    The document provides an overview of the physical examination of the abdomen, including: - The abdomen can be divided into 4 quadrants using imaginary vertical and horizontal lines to localize pain and abnormalities. - The quadrants are right upper, right lower, left upper, and left lower. - Alternatively, the abdomen can be separated into 9 regions using additional horizontal and vertical dividing lines to more precisely locate anatomical findings.

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    The document provides an overview of the physical examination of the abdomen, including: - The abdomen can be divided into 4 quadrants using imaginary vertical and horizontal lines to localize pain and abnormalities. - The quadrants are right upper, right lower, left upper, and left lower. - Alternatively, the abdomen can be separated into 9 regions using additional horizontal and vertical dividing lines to more precisely locate anatomical findings.

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    The document provides an overview of the physical examination of the abdomen, including: - The abdomen can be divided into 4 quadrants using imaginary vertical and horizontal lines to localize pain and abnormalities. - The quadrants are right upper, right lower, left upper, and left lower. - Alternatively, the abdomen can be separated into 9 regions using additional horizontal and vertical dividing lines to more precisely locate anatomical findings.

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    The document provides an overview of the physical examination of the abdomen, including: - The abdomen can be divided into 4 quadrants using imaginary vertical and horizontal lines to localize pain and abnormalities. - The quadrants are right upper, right lower, left upper, and left lower. - Alternatively, the abdomen can be separated into 9 regions using additional horizontal and vertical dividing lines to more precisely locate anatomical findings.

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    Good Morning Doctors, PGIs and fellow clerks.

    Today, we will be presenting to you the physical


    examination of the abdomen. So before we start, may I ask CC ____ to lead us in prayer.

    These are the objectives for this presentation:

    Before we proceed to the 4 sections of the examination, Let’s have an overview of the
    abdomen.

    The abdomen
    The purpose of the abdominal divisions is to describe regional anatomy in the abdomen,
    and to help clinicians determine which organ and tissues are involved in a disease
    based on which regions experience pain.

    The division into four quadrants allows the localization of pain and tenderness, scars,


    lumps, and other items of interest, narrowing in on which organs and tissues may be
    involved.

    The abdominopelvic cavity can be subdivided into four quadrants


    and nine regions. The quadrants represent locations; they are formed
    by a vertical imaginary line drawn through the linea alba from the
    xiphoid process of the sternum to the pubic symphysis and a
    horizontal line passing through the umbilicus. This divides the
    abdomen into four quadrants. The quadrants are labeled by location: the right
    upper, right lower, left upper, and left lower quadrants.

    1. The navel (belly button) is the landmark you’ll use to visualize these quadrants
    while doing assessments. This is the point at which the two planes cross.
    2. The terms “left/right” and “upper/lower” are always from the perspective of
    the anatomical position, not your perspective

    Nine regions of the abdomen can be marked using two horizontal and two vertical dividing lines. The
    vertical lines are the mid-clavicular lines taken from the mid-point of each clavicle. The upper
    horizontal line is the subcostal line taken from the inferior parts of the lowest costal cartilages. The
    lower horizontal line is the intertubercular line connecting the tubercles of the pelvis.
    The nine regions are smaller than the four abdominopelvic quadrants and include the
    right hypochondriac, right lumbar, right illiac, epigastric, umbilical, hypogastric (or
    pubic), left hypochondriac, left lumbar, and left illiac divisions.

    The abdomen can be separated into individual regions to more precisely depict
    anatomical location. A classical distribution consists of 4 quadrants that are separated
    right from left by a single vertical plane and superior from inferior by a horizontal plane.
    Another common scheme divides the anterior abdominal wall into 9 anatomical regions.
    As part of this distribution, the upper middle and lower abdomen are separated into
    thirds. This regions enable more specific findings during examination.

    In contrast to examining the chest, auscultation of the abdomen should occur before
    palpation otherwise stimulation of the bowels may trigger a false increase in peristalsis.

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