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Time permitting, the physical examination must be thorough, including not only examination of the abdomen, but also of the patient as a whole. Complete examination is essential in excluding medical causes of acute abdomen; in addition, a complete physical examination may uncover concomitant medical disorders which significantly influence the preoperative preparation, the selection of operative procedure, and postoperative management.
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Sreenivas, V.I. (1980). Physical Examination. In: Acute Disorders of the Abdomen. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1730-3_4
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