Jones & Bartlett Learning

An enlarged liver or spleen that may be protruding from under the rib cage . 3. Palpate the abdomen. a. Examine all quadrants, starting at the quadrant farthest from the pain. ... Keep the patient left laterally recumbent. ... Lower abdominal pain (usually described as sharp) (b) Abdominal distention and tenderness (c) Dizziness (d) Weakness ................
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