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Paediatrics Answers 123STATION 1.3Abdominal examinationAssessment Good Adequate Poor/not done1 Appropriate introduction (full name androle)Answers2 Candidate washes their hands using thealcohol handwash provided (no marks ifcandidate only expresses the need towash if handwash is provided)3 Looks and comments on jaundice,anaemia, and amount of body fat4 Looks and comments on distension andpresence of scars5 Feels for superficial tenderness andcomments6 Feels competently for liver, spleen,kidneys, masses and constipation7 Listens to abdomen and percussesany mass8 Correctly identifies findings9 Offers to look in mouth and in perianalarea10 Inspects groins11 Offers to look at penis and scrotum12 Offers to look at growth measurements13 Does examination in professional manner
124 OSCEs for Medical Students, Volume 3AnswersCommentThe abdominal examination is relatively easy to set up for an OSCE station, as thereare many children with stable splenomegally, jaundice, nephrotic syndrome andconstipation. As with the other systems to be examined, observation is the key. Herethis means systemic signs – jaundice, anaemia and weight loss, and looking forabdominal distension, visible peristalsis and scars. Ensure that you look for inguinaland renal scars. A competent examination should always be directed towards thepresenting complaint – in this case distension. Causes could be organomegaly, amass, constipation or ascites. Students frequently forget to properly examine thegroin, anus, penis and testes. You will not be required to do a paediatric rectal, butyou should offer to look at the perianal area and genitalia.Other openers for a paediatric abdominal examination are jaundice (look for othersigns of liver involvement, measure liver span) and weight loss. (Also look at bodyfat, listen for a murmur and for signs of chest involvement in CF.)
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