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Performing and Processing FNA of Anterior Fat Pad for Amyloid
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2010
Fat pad aspiration is a preferred, minimally invasive, and low cost approach as compared to other methods to detect amyloid for diagnosis of systemic amyloidosis. This video article demonstrates a procedural outline for performing fat pad aspiration with appropriate processing of the specimen for the optimal diagnostic outcome.
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Abdominal Exam II: Percussion
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2023
Source: Alexander Goldfarb, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA Medical percussion is based on the difference in pitch between the sounds elicited by tapping on the body wall. The auditory response to tapping depends on the ease with which the body wall vibrates, and is influenced by underlying organs, strength of the stroke, and the state of the body wall. There are three main medical percussion sounds: resonance (heard over lungs), tympany (heard over...
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Abdominal Exam IV: Acute Abdominal Pain Assessment
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2023
Source: Joseph Donroe, MD, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT Abdominal pain is a frequent presenting concern in both the emergency department and the office setting. Acute abdominal pain is defined as pain lasting less than seven days, while an acute abdomen refers to the abrupt onset of severe abdominal pain with features suggesting a surgically intervenable process. The differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain is broad; thus, clinicians must have a...
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Abdominal Exam III: Palpation
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2023
Source: Alexander Goldfarb, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA Abdominal palpation, if performed correctly, allows for examination of the large and relatively superficial organs; for a skilled examiner, it allows for assessment of the smaller and deeper structures as well. The amount of information that can be obtained by palpation of the abdominal area also depends on the anatomical characteristics of the patient. For example, obesity might make...
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Abdominal Exam I: Inspection and Auscultation
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2023
Source: Alexander Goldfarb, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA Gastrointestinal disease accounts for millions of office visits and hospital admissions annually. Physical examination of the abdomen is a crucial tool in diagnosing diseases of the gastrointestinal tract; in addition, it can help identify pathological processes in cardiovascular, urinary, and other systems. As physical examination in general, the examination of the abdominal region is...
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Adipocytes do more than store excess energy: they release signaling molecules that can influence inflammation, glucose regulation, and lipid metabolism. These signals make abdominal adipose tissue biologically active rather than merely passive storage. In medicine and research, examining this activity helps explain why changes in fat quantity and distribution are considered relevant to metabolic health.
Location helps distinguish the tissue being characterized. Anterior abdominal fat may be described within the subcutaneous layer and, in some contexts, the preperitoneal region. Recording distribution as well as amount gives clinicians and investigators a more precise description of abdominal adiposity, which is useful when comparing individuals or interpreting metabolic-risk findings.
An increase in abdominal adiposity is associated with metabolic risk, including insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease. The association does not by itself show that the fat depot directly causes either condition, but it identifies abdominal fat as an important feature to measure. This distinction matters when clinicians assess risk and when researchers investigate adipose-tissue contributions to disease.
Assessment can combine physical examination, waist circumference, and imaging. Physical examination and waist measurement provide clinical characterization, while imaging can help evaluate the distribution and quantity of abdominal fat. Using these approaches in obesity evaluation or research supports a fuller description than relying on a single observation, especially when both visible distribution and internal location are relevant.
Waist circumference provides a practical measure for characterizing abdominal adiposity and supporting risk assessment. It does not replace every other form of evaluation, because imaging and physical examination can add information about fat distribution and quantity. Its value is therefore greatest as one component of a broader clinical assessment rather than as an isolated description of adipose tissue.
In medicine, measurements of anterior abdominal fat can support three related goals: evaluating obesity, estimating metabolic risk, and studying how adipose tissue may contribute to disease. The same characterization can therefore serve both patient assessment and research. Findings are interpreted in relation to distribution and quantity, with increased abdominal adiposity providing context for concerns about insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease.