How-to technique guide

How-To Guide

How to Percuss

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Related Systems / Regions

AbdomenGastrointestinalRespiratoryThorax

Related Bedside Tests

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Abdomen Percussion
Rule in:SHAscites, NHHepatomegaly, IEPerforated Viscus +2 more
Rule out:SHAscites, NHHepatomegaly, IEPerforated Viscus +2 more
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Chest Percussion
Rule in:HPleural Effusion, SHCardiomegaly, SHChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease +10 more
Rule out:VHCardiomegaly, NHChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, ICLeft Ventricular Dilation +10 more
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Costovertebral Angle Percussion
aka Murphy punch sign; Pasternatsky sign; Goldflam sign
Rule in:MHCystitis, NHNephrolithiasis, IEPerinephric Abscess +2 more
Rule out:NHCystitis, ICNephrolithiasis, IEPerinephric Abscess +2 more
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Liver Percussion
Rule in:NHHepatomegaly, IEPerforated Viscus
Rule out:NHHepatomegaly, IEPerforated Viscus
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Spleen Percussion
Castell method and Nixon method are two distinct percussion techniques performed at this station, not alternate names for one another or for the maneuver as a whole.
Rule in:SHSplenomegaly
Rule out:SHSplenomegaly