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Abdominal Examination

Being able to perform a competent examination of the abdomen is one of the most important skills to accomplish at medical school. There are a lot of things that can go wrong within the abdomen, and equally there are many ways of determining what exactly is happening. Be systematic, thorough and don’t jump to anyContinue reading “Abdominal Examination”

Bowel Obstruction

NG tube

Coeliac disease in children

is this gluten-free?

Santa’s AAA

Santa has an aneurysm

Intussusception

A tale of the cherry poo

Right iliac fossa mass

What is that lump?

Abdominal X-ray

Chest radiographs are phenomenal in terms of how much information they can provide given how simple and easy they are to perform. Abdominal films are also useful, but less commonly used as there are fewer indications for ordering them, and they don’t give the same wealth of information that a chest film can. Nevertheless, it’sContinue reading “Abdominal X-ray”