Points to note in a renal lump :
Once the kidney is palpable examine for the folllowing
In case of left sided renal lump—Examine for band of colonic resonance over the lump (by
Remember, a kidney lump is bimanually palpable and ballottable. The kidney is ballottable
Because it is a posterior abdominal organ.
- Site
- Size.
- Shape (ovoid normally).
- Consistency (resilient or firm in feel).
- Margins (rounded).
- Surface (normally smooth surface: irregular in polycystic kidney).
- Tenderness.
- Movement with respiration (normally kidney shows slight movement with respiration).
- Whether bimanually palpable and ballottable.
In case of left sided renal lump—Examine for band of colonic resonance over the lump (by
Remember, a kidney lump is bimanually palpable and ballottable. The kidney is ballottable
Because it is a posterior abdominal organ.
