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[[Image:Gecko_abdominal.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Small lizards such as leopard geckos are delicately restrained for abdominal palpation.''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]]

[[Image:Gecko_abdominal.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''Small lizards such as leopard geckos are delicately restrained for abdominal palpation.''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]]

* Requires a silent examination area for auscultation. Place stethoscope ventrally between forelimbs or laterally in axilla region for heart and lateral thorax for lungs. A thin, damp cloth between stethoscope and scales aids auscultation. [[Lizard Cardiovascular Disease|Cardiovascular problems]] are not uncommon due to calcification of [[Lizard Cardiovascular System|bronchi and major arteries]].  

* Requires a silent examination area for auscultation. Place stethoscope ventrally between forelimbs or laterally in axilla region for heart and lateral thorax for lungs. A thin, damp cloth between stethoscope and scales aids auscultation. [[Lizard Cardiovascular Disease|Cardiovascular problems]] are not uncommon due to calcification of bronchi and [[Lizard Cardiovascular System|major arteries]].  

* Palpate abdomen for abnormal swellings and masses (e.g. foreign bodies, [[Lizard Cystic Calculi|cystic calculi]], constipation, [[Lizard and Snake Renal Disease|enlarged kidneys]]). Enlarged kidneys may be palpated ventrally just cranial to the pelvic inlet.

* Palpate abdomen for abnormal swellings and masses (e.g. foreign bodies, [[Lizard Cystic Calculi|cystic calculi]], constipation, [[Lizard and Snake Renal Disease|enlarged kidneys]]). Enlarged kidneys may be palpated ventrally just cranial to the pelvic inlet.