5. Traube's space
Traube's space:
Traube's space is a space defined superiorly by the 6th rib, laterally by mid axillary line and inferiorly by the left costal margin.
Normally, this space is resonant to percussion. In the presence of pleural effusion and splenomegaly, it becomes dull.
With the patient lying supine, abduct the patient's left arm slightly, ask the patient to breathe normally and percuss across the space from its medial to lateral margins at a couple of levels. The note should remain resonant unless the spleen is enlarged.
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