Inspection of the abdomen involves first looking from the foot of the bed along the length of the patient - asymmetry is easier to view from this vantage point. Closer inspection is then made.
Points to note include:
An oblique light may be used to distinguish the shadows produced by masses moving across the abdomen with respiration.
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