Palpation

Palpation is used as part of a physical examination in which an object is felt to determine its size, shape, firmness, or location. Palpation should not be confused with palpitation, which is an awareness of the beating of the heart. (From the Wikpedia article Palpation.)

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Recent Publications on Palpation:
[A case of primary testicular malignant lymphoma associated with contralateral testicural recurrence after a nine-year interval: a case report.] A 69-year-old man visited our hospital in February 1996 with a chief...	21st November, 2009	The Department of Urology, Hyogo College of Medicine.	Hinyokika Kiyo. 2009 Oct;55(10):639-643.
[A case of metachronous testicular tumor developing seven years after complete remission of retroperitoneal extragonadal germ cell tumor.] A 26-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a chief complaint of...	21st November, 2009	The Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.	Hinyokika Kiyo. 2009 Oct;55(10):635-638.
[Clinical value of PET in identifying cervical nodal metastases of tongue cancer: a comparison with CT/MRI and clinical palpation in 38 cases.] OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of PET in the identification of cervical...	20th November, 2009	Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Guangdong Provincial	Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao. 2009 Nov 20;29(11):2228-2230.
Subjective health legacy of the Chernobyl accident: A comparative study of 19-year olds in Kyiv. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Since the Chornobyl accident in 1986, the physical...	19th November, 2009		BMC Public Health. 2009 Nov 17;9(1):417. DOI Direct Link
Significance of Clinical Evaluation of the Metacarpophalangeal Joint in Relation to Synovial/Bone Pathology in Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis Detected by Magnetic Resonance Imaging. OBJECTIVE: Rheumatologists base many clinical decisions regarding the...	18th November, 2009	From the University of Toronto; Mount Sinai Hospital; Toronto Western	J Rheumatol. 2009 Nov 16. DOI Direct Link
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Palpation Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7557200	Superior molecular vaccine based on self-replicating RNA, suicidal DNA or naked DNA vector, that links antigen with polypeptide that promotes antigen presentation
7573461	Physically realistic computer simulation of medical procedures
7575588	Midline occipital vertebral fixation system
7575861	Compositions and method for accurate early pregnancy diagnosis
7579439	Modulation of IL-2- and IL-15-mediated T cell responses
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