The body's reflex nerves inform the brain in this way: pain becomes more painful upon touch.
In clinical practice, doctors palpate to determine the exact location of pain, which is essential. Particularly for complex causes of abdominal pain, palpation must be used for careful differentiation.
How is this contradiction resolved?
Tao Zhijie's eyes scrutinized the child's little belly.
Visual inspection of the abdomen is the first step in abdominal examination, observing the patient's abdominal shape, whether there is bulging or depression, any abnormalities in abdominal wall veins, or skin rash and scars, etc.
Almost at a glance can a doctor determine these external conditions. The more difficult part is observing abdominal respiratory movements, and the gastrointestinal patterns and peristaltic waves. Typically, at this stage, a doctor uses a stethoscope to listen to bowel sounds or uses palpation to clarify the gastrointestinal condition inside the abdominal cavity.
