It is therefore recommended to palpate and auscultate when manually recording a patient's blood pressure. The radiologist may press or palpate the abdomen during images to separate intestinal loops. The purpose of this exam is to palpate or feel the pelvic organs. To assess abdomen, palpate all 4 quadrants for DR. It is best to palpate the muscles simultaneously and bilaterally. While facing the woman, palpate the woman's upper abdomen with both hands. It is usually fairly easy to palpate and visualize (if the patient is barefoot). Trainees may also manually palpate the pulses. To locate the site, palpate the lower edge of the acromion process. Mammograms can show tumors long before they are large enough to palpate. Females use their clubbed-shape antennae to palpate eggs laid by their primary host, "Nezara viridula".