It occasionally hurts when I laugh hard, cough hard etc. but lately it is much more painful - if I sneeze or laugh it hurts much more than it use to. I can press all around it and it is fine, but the lump itself is hard and sensitive. What could this be? Everytime I go to ...
♣Theexaminermaytentativelyexert pressureontheabdomenthroughthepatient’sownhand,andgradually increasethepressure,whileassuringthepatientthattheexaminationwill causenodiscomfort.♣Whenthepatienthasrelaxed,theexamineragainplaceshisownhandontheabdomenandallowsthepatientto maintaincontactwithhishand.Thisusuallycompletesthe...
Ask the patient "Which hurts more, when I press or let go?" Have the patient locate the pain exactly. Pain induced or increased by quick with- drawal constitutes rebound tenderness caused by rapid movement of an inflamed peritoneum. Rebound tenderness suggests peri- toneal inflammation. If ...