Common conditions Taking a history GI symptoms
- mouth ulcers
- dysphagia
- indigestion, heartburn, dyspepsia, gastro oesophageal reflux
- nausea
- retching
- vomiting
- haematemesis
- melaena
- jaundice
- abdominal pain
- change in normal bowel habit
- diarrhoea
- constipation
- overflow diarrheoa
- rectal bleeding
- tenesmus
- steatorrhoea
- Wind flatulence
Examination
- general observation
- extra abdominal signs
- Clubbing
- Palmar erythema
- tobacco staining
- Facial pallor
- Jaundice
- conjunctival pallor
- dry mouth
- bruising or petechiae
- scratch marks
- spider naevi
- examining the abdomen
- inspecting the abdomen
- Palpation of the abdomen
- palpation of abdominal organs
- palpation of liver
- palpation of spleed
- percussion of the abdomen
- percussion of the liver
- percvussion of the abdomen for acities
- ausculatation of the abdomen
- gi examination
- digital rectal