TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Ascites A1 - Simel, David L. A1 - Rennie, Drummond Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - The Rational Clinical Examination: Evidence-Based Clinical Diagnosis AB - During the general physical examination, patients should not be evaluated for ascites. When it is important to detect smaller amounts of peritoneal fluid, radiologic images will be necessary because the clinical examination will not be useful, which is especially important when evaluating for abdominal malignancies or for patients with blunt abdominal trauma. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2023/02/07 UR - jamaevidence.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1004220379 ER -