Exam

Fluid Wave Test

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Fluid Wave Test

  • Indication
  1. Confirming presence of Ascites
  • Technique
  1. Assistant presses ulnar hand vertically at mid-Abdomen
  2. Examiner taps flank sharply with right hand
  3. Examiner's left hand receives impulse on opposite flank
  4. Anticipate time lag between tap and impulse received
  • Interpretation
  1. Impulse received implies it was passed by Ascites