Liver Percussion Pain Examination Method

The liver percussion pain examination method is effective. Liver percussion pain is a characteristic sign in physical examination, and its clinical significance is also relatively important. Many times, patients with acute hepatitis or during the acute phase of chronic hepatitis will have symptoms of percussion pain. In addition, patients with fatty liver are also prone to liver percussion pain. The most serious condition is liver cancer. After the enlargement of liver cancer, the liver will also become larger, and the symptoms of percussion pain are also obvious.

Is the Liver Percussion Pain Examination Method Effective?

Liver percussion pain is a method of abdominal physical examination and is effective. The specific examination method is to have the patient lie flat with both knees flexed to relax the abdomen. Press the left palm against the liver area of the examinee, use the back of the right hand to tap the back of the left hand, and then ask the examinee if they feel any pain. If the pain is relieved, it is positive for liver percussion pain. Positive liver percussion pain is mostly seen in hepatobiliary system diseases, such as acute and chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, primary liver cancer, cholecystitis, and cholangitis. However, due to differences in physical sensations among examinees, the subjectivity of percussion pain is strong, and the accuracy is poor. Therefore, it is necessary to combine liver and gallbladder imaging for further judgment.

What is Liver Percussion Pain?

Liver percussion pain is a sign that appears during physical examination, and its clinical significance mainly includes the following: 1. It often occurs during acute hepatitis or the acute phase of chronic hepatitis. 2. Large livers such as fatty liver, including non-alcoholic fatty liver or alcoholic fatty liver, will also have liver percussion pain. 3. Liver cancer. After the enlargement of liver cancer, the liver will also increase, and the percussion pain will be more obvious. To reduce or stop the percussion pain, it is necessary to address the above causes and eliminate them. Once these causes are removed, the percussion pain will naturally disappear. This includes liver protection treatment, treating fatty liver to shrink the liver, and thus eliminating the percussion pain. Patients with liver cancer need surgery, intervention, and timely treatment. Drug treatment can adopt a combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine to treat pain.