"Palpation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Application of fingers with light pressure to the surface of the body to determine consistence of parts beneath in physical diagnosis; includes palpation for determining the outlines of organs.
| Descriptor ID |
D010173
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.600
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Palpation" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of using an abdominal simulator to develop palpatory competencies in 3rd year medical students. BMC Med Educ. 2022 Jan 26; 22(1):63.
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Predictors of prostate cancer screening using Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use. Urol Oncol. 2016 12; 34(12):529.e9-529.e14.
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Levator Plate Upward Lift on Dynamic Sonography and Levator Muscle Strength. J Ultrasound Med. 2015 Oct; 34(10):1787-92.
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Reliance of preoperative scrotal examination versus final operative findings in the evaluation of non-palpable testes. J Pediatr Urol. 2015 Oct; 11(5):255.e1-5.
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Comparing the cost-effectiveness of the triple test score to traditional methods for evaluating palpable breast masses. Med Care. 2003 Aug; 41(8):962-71.
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A new score for the evaluation of palpable breast masses in women under age 40. Am J Surg. 2002 Oct; 184(4):346-7.
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The impact of hormone replacement therapy on the detection and stage of breast cancer. Arch Surg. 2002 Sep; 137(9):1015-9; discussion 1019-21.
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Usefulness of the triple test score for palpable breast masses; discussion 1012-3. Arch Surg. 2001 Sep; 136(9):1008-12.
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Prognostic significance of prostate-specific antigen in stage T1c prostate cancer treated by radical prostatectomy. Urology. 1997 Jun; 49(6):887-93.
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Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and PSA density: racial differences in men without prostate cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1997 Jan 15; 89(2):134-8.