Abdominal Examination: Key OSCE Tips

Good morning. I am Doctor Shangshakta Shah. So my topic for today is the abdominal

examination of patients. So this is the case list. So whenever we start preparing for a

patient, we know that, uh, the abdomen is relatively the easiest station

to pass, right? This is because if you look at a case list,

hepatosplenomegaly, splenomegaly, jaundice, or-- and ascites with CLD are the

three most common cases, and renal transplant and liver transplant are the other two

cases. Very rarely do we get a normal abdomen. So why is it an easy station?

This is because, uh, apart from those two cases, we mostly have to