Difference between revisions of "Tripoint"
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The '''tripoint''' or '''tripoint exam''' involves auscultating the area just below the xiphoid process with a [[Stethoscope|stethoscope]] in order to simultaneously listen to a patient’s heart, lung, and bowel sounds. This brilliant and efficient bedside maneuver was invented by surgeons.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/01/orthopedic-surgeons-auscultation/ Orthopedic Surgeons Find Revolutionary Auscultation Point]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/01/physical-exam-tips-abdomen/ Physical Exam Tips: The Abdomen]</ref> | The '''tripoint''' or '''tripoint exam''' involves auscultating the area just below the xiphoid process with a [[Stethoscope|stethoscope]] in order to simultaneously listen to a patient’s heart, lung, and bowel sounds. This brilliant and efficient bedside maneuver was invented by surgeons.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/01/orthopedic-surgeons-auscultation/ Orthopedic Surgeons Find Revolutionary Auscultation Point]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/01/physical-exam-tips-abdomen/ Physical Exam Tips: The Abdomen]</ref> | ||
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| + | - [http://gomerblog.com/2016/02/physical-exam-tips-the-eye/ The Eye Exam] | ||
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| + | - [http://gomerblog.com/2015/12/heart/ The Heart Exam] | ||
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| + | - [http://gomerblog.com/2016/02/physical-exam-tips-the-lungs/ The Lung Exam] | ||
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| + | - [http://gomerblog.com/2016/01/physical-exam-tips-abdomen/ The Abdominal Exam] | ||
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| + | - [[Physical Exam|The Physical Exam]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:56, 7 March 2017
The tripoint or tripoint exam involves auscultating the area just below the xiphoid process with a stethoscope in order to simultaneously listen to a patient’s heart, lung, and bowel sounds. This brilliant and efficient bedside maneuver was invented by surgeons.[1][2]
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