Living in Colorado, with more than 300 days of intense sunshine, we are at risk for damaging sunburns and increasing our risks of skin cancer. Research has shown that people with certain risk factors ...

Doctors palpate the abdomen to check certain organs and feel for atypical masses or tenderness. Palpating the abdomen is often part of an abdominal physical examination. A doctor may perform a ...

Make sure your hands are warm. Typically, you would use indirect percussion on the abdominal examination. This involves placing your nondominant hand on the skin and tapping the middle finger of this ...