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MENTAL MODEL · M0686

Abdominal Diagnosis

Abdominal Diagnosis
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Diagnosing disease by pressing different abdominal regions (chest and hypochondrium, epigastrium, periumbilical area, lower abdomen) to assess tension, induration, or pulsation. It is most completely preserved in Japanese Kampo medicine.

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Black-box physical probing. Patients may lie (unclear complaints), pulse may be affected by emotions, but abdominal reactions (tenderness, masses) do not deceive. The abdomen is the 'control panel' of the internal organs; pressing it reveals the truth.

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The abdomen is the gathering place of the viscera; different regions correspond to different organs and pathological mechanisms. Palpation reveals cold/heat, deficiency/excess, and accumulation: chest and hypochondrial fullness indicates Shaoyang disorder; epigastric rigidity indicates stomach stuffiness; periumbilical tension indicates spleen disorder; lower abdominal urgency indicates lower burner stasis-heat. Abdominal signs are less subject to subjective interference than pulse and symptoms, can correct biases in chief complaints, and serve as an 'objective' entry point for pattern differentiation.

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