Abdominal Auscultation
November 28th, 2019
Overview
How to Elicit
- Listen over the abdomen for bruits
Listen For
- Aortic bruits - over upper abdomen in the midline.
- Renal bruits - over the upper abdomen, approximately 2cm superior and lateral to the umbilicus on either side.
- Iliac bruits - over the lower abdomen, either side of the midline.
Significance
- Turbulent blood flow due to endothelial narrowing.
Causes
- Arterial stenosis
- Atherosclerosis
- Arterial occlusion with collateral flow
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