ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BALLOTTEMENT
From French, literally: a tossing, shaking, from ballotter to toss, from ballotte a little ball, from Italian ballotta.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALLOTTEMENT»
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Ballottement is a French terminology, means a tossing about. Ballottement is a
palpatory manoeuvre to test for a floating object. This sign was used for the
confirmation of pregnancy. Renal ballottement is used in case of an intra-
abdominal ...
2
Illustrated Manual of Nursing Practice
Light ballottement involves gentle, repetitive bouncing of tissues against the hand
(think of bouncing a small ball gently). Deep ballottement requires heavier
pressure to assess deeper structures. Light palpation For light palpation, press
gently ...
Ballottement, a variation, involves bouncing tissues against the hand to assess
rebound of floating structures. Ballottement can be used to assess a mass in a
patient with ascites. Light palpation To perform light palpation, press gently on
the ...
Abdominal. Palpation. and. Ballottement. During thelast half of gestation, the
gravid uterus or fetus may be palpated through the abdominal wall. Ballottement
may beusefulin determiningpregnancy status duringlate gestation. Ballottement
is ...
D. G. Pugh, N. (Nickie) Baird, 2012
FIGURE 20-36 During ballottement, echogenic secretions move in one direction
during compression and the opposite direction during compression release.
Compression of the duct (right) forced secretions peripherally and deeper into the
...
A. Thomas Stavros, Cynthia L. Rapp, Steve H. Parker, 2004
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Manual Of Obstetrics (2Nd Edition)
Around 20 weeks, rocking the uterus between the palpating hands reveals the
feeling of ballottement. This sign is called external ballottement. After 20 weeks of
gestation, the examining hand can appreciate active fetal movements as well ...
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Clinical Tests for the Musculoskeletal System: Examinations ...
Scapholunate Ballottement Test Tests wrist stability. Procedure: The examiner
holds the scaphoid and lunate tightly between the thumb and index finger of both
hands while moving them relative to each other in a dorsal and volar direction, ...
8
Diseases of the Ovaries: Their Diagnosis and Treatment
BALLOTTEMENT IN PREGNANCY. 161 pelvis than natural. Then it rises and
remains above the pelvic brim till the last fortnight. During the first two months the
uterus feels larger and heavier than usual. After the third month there is a distinct
...
Thomas Spencer Wells, 1872
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Arthroscopic Management of Ulnar Pain
Passive Joint Mobilization (Ballottement or Gliding Tests) (Table 3.2) Except for
tightly bound synarthroses, most articulations can be passively mobilized. By
applying force in opposite directions, a joint may exhibit abnormally increased ...
Francisco del Piñal, Christophe Mathoulin, Toshiyasu Nakamura, 2012
10
Clinical Examination: A Practical Guide in Medicine
Synovial Fluid of Knee Joint (Clinical Tips 10.3.2) Clinical Tips 10.3.2 Synovial
effusion of kneejoint Assess for synovial effusion by eliciting the bulge sign and
performing ballottement. Bulge Sgn: Bulge sign test is performed with the patient
...
Hira Harmanjit Singh, 2011
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALLOTTEMENT»
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Vivendi rachète 80% de Dailymotion
Cette transaction, qui avait reçu le feu vert du conseil d'administration d'Orange, signe donc l'épilogue de deux années de ballottement sur ... «L'Usine Digitale, Jun 15»
La machine de guerre Lady Gaga s'amène
Ça pouvait créer un ballottement et l'éclairage bougeait. Ça fait des effets moins beaux et un problème de mouvement dynamique sur la ... «LaPresse.ca, Jun 14»
NAB starts probe into FGEHF plots allotment, recruitments
... forum nor advertisement was made in the newspapers regarding the ballottement or cancellation of the plots under hardship quota. «The Nation, Feb 14»
