Abnormal Finding
- Bowel sounds
- Increased: (intestinal obstruction, Diarrhea)
- Decreased : (Peritonitis, Ileus)
- Aortic bruit: With both systolic and diastolic components (Narrowing of Aortic lumen)
- Renal bruit: Epigastric systolic and diastolic bruit and costovertebral angles (Renal artery stenosis)
- Foetal heart
- Uterine shoufle
- Splenic friction rub: Grating sound corresponding to respiration (Splenic infarct)
- Hepatic friction rub: Grating sound corresponding to respiration (Malignancy, Perihepatitis, Post biopsy)
- Hepatic bruit: (Hepatoma)
- Venous hum: Continuous humming noise due to collaterals (Portal hypertension)