Figure 7.

(A) Two‐handed technique for deep abdominal palpation. Reproduced with permission from Clinical Methods: The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations. 3rd ed.28 Copyright 1990, Butterworth Publishers. (B) Bimanual technique of palpation for the spleen. One hand placed beneath the back on the left pulls the lower thorax forward, thereby bringing the spleen (which lies posteriorly along the seventh to ninth ribs) toward the palpating hand. Reproduced with permission from Western Journal of Medicine.29 Copyright 1991, British Journal of Medicine group.