Abdominal distension (mnemonic)

Dr Vikas Shah ◉ and Dr Dinesh Brand et al.

A mnemonic for causes of abdominal distension (6 Fs) is:

F: fat
F: fluid
F: flatus
F: feces
F: fetus
F: fulminant mass

References

Article information

rID: 67704

System: Oncology, Obstetrics, Hepatobiliary, Gynaecology, Gastrointestinal

Section: Mnemonics

Tag: abdominal, mnemonic

Synonyms or Alternate Spellings:

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