Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

palpación difusa

English translation:

diffuse tenderness on palpation

Added to glossary by liz askew
Feb 20, 2014 22:25
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term

palpación difusa

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general)
I'm wondering if there is a better term than diffuse here., since it doesn;t seem to be ysed in this context.
TIA! : )
Spanish Spain to UK English

Original
Abdomen distendido algo timpanizado doloroso a la palpación difusa.

Rough draft
Abdomen somewhat distended and tympanitic, painful to diffuse palpation.
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Feb 28, 2014 16:19: liz askew changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/648708">S Ben Price's</a> old entry - "palpación difusa"" to ""diffuse tenderness on palpation""

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liz askew Feb 20, 2014:
sorry to have posted twice, but I thought one of my contributions had not been received

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diffuse tenderness on palpation

The Acute Abdomen
www.ece.ncsu.edu/imaging/MedImg/SIMS/Module2/GE2_4.html
mechanisms and are manifested by sudden onset of abdominal pain, ..... Palpation demonstrates diffuse abdominal tenderness and rigidity of the muscle wall ...

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Servicio de Gastroenterología y Hepatología del Hospital Provincial ...
www.hepagastro.org/Reportes/22/Reporte_22.htm
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Examen físico: abdomen distendido, a tensión, levemente doloroso a la palpación difusa, sin visceromegalias ni circulación colateral. Matidez desplazable.

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What Causes Abdominal Pain With Palpation? | LIVESTRONG.COM
www.livestrong.com › Diseases and Conditions‎
24 Oct 2013 - Common signs and symptoms associated with peritonitis include diffuse tenderness with abdominal palpation, abdominal pain that ranges from ...
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light touch palpation

This is an entry under 'palpation' in Dorland's Medical Dictionary.
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diffuse tenderness on palpation/to palpation

Surgery - Page 353 - Google Books Result
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1405104937
Michelle Li, ‎Stephanie C. Lin, ‎Aaron B. Caughey - 2007 - ‎Medical
... she has a tympanitic abdomen with minimal diffuse tenderness to palpation. An abdominal series shows distended loops of bowel, a few air fluid levels, ... He continues to be febrile, leukocytotic, and somewhat hemodynamically labile.

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Acute abdominal pain can be difficult to diagnose ... - Nursing Center
https://www.nursingcenter.com/_PDF_.aspx?an=00152258-2010010...
The patient may have diffuse tenderness on palpation, as well as palpable ... Abdomen may be distended and tympanic and tender to palpation over the left

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Approach to Pediatric Abdominal Pain | Learn Pediatrics
learnpediatrics.com › Approaches to Common Problems › Gastrointestinal‎
10 Nov 2011 - General Presentation .... assess general tone (tympanic vs non-tympanic), percuss for liver span and spleen tip, assess for ascites (find edge of percussion tone change). Palpation: assess tenderness with light and deep palpation, assess ... Growth failure, distended abdomen, diffuse abdominal tenderness.

Nothing wrong with "diffuse"

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BTW

palpación ligera = light palpation


Examen Físico del Adulto
www.suagm.edu/.../Exame_Fisico_Adulto.pdf
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Tipos de palpación. ▫ Superficial o ligera precede a la palpación profunda. Determina sensibilidad. ▫ Profunda es para examinar el estado de órganos Se ...
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