In anatomy, the epigastrium (or epigastric region) is the upper central region of the abdomen. It is located between the costal margins and the subcostal...
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thoracic cage, being separated by the epigastrium. The liver is in the right hypochondrium, extending through the epigastrium and reaching the left hypochondrium...
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Spleen pain is a pain felt from the left upper quadrant of the abdomen or epigastrium where the human spleen is located or neighboring. Splenomegaly can result...
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through a weakened area in the walls of the abdomen. It may develop in the epigastrium (upper, central part of the abdomen). Epigastric hernias are more common...
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with MALS reportedly experience abdominal pain, particularly in the epigastrium, which may be associated with eating and which may result in anorexia...
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right hypochondriac/hypochondrium epigastric/epigastrium left hypochondriac/hypochondrium right lumbar/flank/latus/lateral umbilical left lumbar/flank/latus/lateral...
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less consistently than in the female, but typically starts with the epigastrium (upper abdomen), spreads across the chest, then continues to the neck...
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sign of acute appendicitis. The clinical sign of referred pain in the epigastrium when pressure is applied is also known as Aaron's sign. Specific localization...
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Aaron's sign is a referred pain felt in the epigastrium upon continuous firm pressure over McBurney's point. It is a non-specific sign of appendicitis...
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the head, sensation of stuffiness in the chest, distending pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, vomiting and diarrhea". Chinese classic herbal formula Bu...
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are the left and right hypochondriac regions, on either side of the epigastrium; the left and right lumbar flank regions, on either side of the umbilical...
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On physical exam, palpation of the abdomen may reveal a mass in the epigastrium. This mass, which consists of the enlarged pylorus, is referred to as...
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displaced from its usual position in the right lower quadrant into the epigastrium or right hypochondrium An absent or displaced ligament of Treitz Fibrous...
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syndrome of the spleen and stomach marked by cold sensation and pain in the epigastrium, vomiting, diarrhea and cold extremities". Chinese classic herbal formula...
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less consistently than in the female, but typically starts with the epigastrium (upper abdomen), spreads across the chest, then continues to the neck...
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with little bleeding, there may be abdominal pain, tenderness in the epigastrium and pain in the left flank. Often there is a sharp pain in the left shoulder...
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of the skin to pain. Boas' algesimeter measures sensitivity over the epigastrium. The AlgiScan, used for measuring the analgesia level in patients during...
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decompression. Typically this would include an incision in the patient's epigastrium as part of a formal operation. When originally devised over a century...
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upper quadrant, adjacent to and above the umbilicus. Bruits heard in the epigastrium that are confined to systole are considered normal. The examiner should...
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gargarize gastr- stomach Greek γαστήρ, γαστρός (gastḗr, gastrós) epigastric, epigastrium, gasteroid, gastric, gastrin, gastritis, gastroenterologist, gastroenterology...
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aspect of a happy face that the female epigastrium has in posterior view. Females are recognized by the epigastrium produced in a membranous extension and...
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located in the right upper quadrant or epigastrium. Consider functional dyspepsia if the discomfort is in the epigastrium and does not meet the criteria for...
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[or zhōng guǎn] Middle Epigastrium jung wan 중완 chū kan Trung quản CV-13 上脘 Shangwan shàng wǎn [or shàng guǎn] Upper Epigastrium sang wan 상완 jo kan Thượng...
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Auenbrugger cardiology pericardial effusion synd/284 at Who Named It? bulging epigastrium Auer rods John Auer hematology acute myeloid leukemia cytoplasmic inclusions...
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with copious expectoration, sensation of stuffiness in the chest and epigastrium, nausea and vomiting due to the stagnation of damp-phlegm". It is slightly...
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from chest discomfort, anginal pains may also be experienced in the epigastrium (upper central abdomen), back, neck area, jaw, or shoulders. This is...
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left arm however it can also radiate to the lower jaw, neck, back and epigastrium. Some patients, especially elderly and diabetics, may present with what...
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affected side with reduced expansion and decreased movement, pain in the epigastrium (upper abdomen), displacement of the apex beat (heart impulse), and resonant...
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gargarize gastr- stomach Greek γαστήρ, γαστρός (gastḗr, gastrós) epigastric, epigastrium, gasteroid, gastric, gastrin, gastritis, gastroenterologist, gastroenterology...
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Auenbrugger's sign is a bulging of the epigastrium seen in cases of severe pericardial effusion. It is often not spotted because pericardial effusion...
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