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CVA tenderness

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doc499
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07/19/08 - 08:22 PM

while looking for CVA tenderness do we thump directly on patients back or do we place one of our hand in the CVA area n thump on it by the other hand?

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07/19/08 - 08:46 PM

the second.

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07/20/08 - 11:53 AM

thaks cherryho n good luck for ur result..

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