Ascites with Shifting Dullness: Ascitic fluid will flow to the most dependent portions of the abdomen. 

The air-filled intestines will float on top of this liquid. The technique of shifting dullness makes use of 

this relationship in order to detect the presence of ascitic fluid.


Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog of Clinical Images

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