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Position of the examiner

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Authoring team

  • should be beside the patient with the forearm level with the front of the abdomen. The examiner may have to kneel to perform the examination correctly.
  • the examiner's eyes should be about 50cm above the palpating hand, the ideal level for seeing lumps and bumps.

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