Chapter 4 GEOLOGY. CHAPTER 4 GEOLOGY ...................................................................................................................................... 4â1. 4.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................
palpation - a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) tactual exploration.
Obstipation is the patientâs inability to pass fecal matters or gas. It is essentially an extended and chronic constipation. When wastes cannot be completely eliminated from the intestines it becomes a chronic state and the intestines can become obstructed. There is no precise diagnostic exam for obstipation. The condition of obstipation is identified by the patientâs health history and the signs and symptoms which are present at the time of the medical examination. A person who is chronically constipated is likely to feel bloated almost continually.