If a patient presents with a full, bulging abdomen, percussion of the flanks can provide valuable information to diagnose ascites. The presence of shifting dullness has 83% sensibility and 56% specificity to diagnose ascites. A patient without flank dullness has less than 10% chance of having ascites.
Peritonitis physical examination
Ascites physical examination
Secondary peritonitis physical examination
Peritonitis laboratory findings
Abdominal pain physical examination
Abdominal mass physical examination
Appendicitis physical examination
Abdominal mass laboratory findings