Malabsorption after Small Bowel Resection: Examination

A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps:

• General physical examination – including blood pressure, pulse, body weight, height; furthermore:
  • Inspection (viewing).
    • Skin and mucous membranes
    • Abdomen (abdomen)
      • Shape of the abdomen?
      • Skin color? Skin texture?
      • Efflorescences (skin changes)?
      • Pulsations? Bowel movements?
      • Visible vessels?
      • Scars? Hernias (fractures)?
  • Auscultation (listening) of the heart.
  • Auscultation (listening) of the lungs
  • Inspection and palpation of the suture [due topossible sequelae:
    • Anastomotic stenosis – narrowing of the connecting suture.
    • Suture insufficiency – inability of the suture to adapt the tissues.
    • Incisional hernia – abdominal wall hernia in the area of the surgical scar.
    • Wound healing disorders]
  • Palpation (palpation) of the abdomen (abdomen) (tenderness?, knocking pain?, coughing pain?, defensive tension?, hernial orifices?, renal bearing knocking pain?)
• Health check

Square brackets [ ] indicate possible pathological (pathological) physical findings.