Description

The practitioner gently but firmly presses on the patient's abdomen using their hands and fingers. They assess the size, shape, and firmness of the liver and spleen to check for abnormal enlargement due to lipid storage.

Directly Diagnoses

Possible Results / States

Massive Hepatosplenomegaly

Severe enlargement of both the liver and the spleen, easily felt through the abdominal wall, caused by the accumulation of sphingomyelin.

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