| With the patient supine you percuss along a transverse line from the umbilicus into the flank to establish the level of dullness that signifies the lower extent of bowel. |
| The moving elements consisted of two approximately 2-cm-diameter spheres that percuss the skin with low amplitude and high frequency. |
| Palpate the chest for subcutaneous emphysema and crepitus, and percuss for dullness, an indication of consolidations or effusions. |
| At each setting, the practitioner would percuss the reagent's abdomen to determine the areas of dullness. |
| Some find it easier to percuss the dullness due to the heart in this way than by mediate percussion. |
| During the examination, failure to palpate a liver edge or percuss a normal liver span could indicate massive hepatocyte loss and reduced liver volume. |
