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1
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CVA tenderness

A

Costovertebral angle tenderness; pain is elicited by percussion of the area of the back overlying the kidney.

2
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Pain is elicited by percussion of the area of the back overlying the kidney.

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CVA tenderness

3
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Enlarged liver

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Hepatomegaly

4
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Hyperactive bowel sounds (increased).

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Hyperperistalsis

5
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Hypoactive bowel sounds (decreased).

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Hypoperistalsis

6
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A point in the right lower abdomen, midway between the umbilicus and the anterior iliac crest, which corresponds to the appendix.

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McBurney’s Point

7
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What does tenderness at McBurney’s point suggest?

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Appendicitis

8
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A test that is considered positive when a patient has pain in the RUQ during inspiration.

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Murphy’s Sign

9
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What does positive Murphy’s Sign indicate?

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Cholecystitis

10
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Physical exam finding in which right lower quadrant pain is elicited with internal rotation of the right leg when the knee and hip are flexed at 90 degrees.

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Obturator’s Sign

11
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What does Obturator’s sign indicate?

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Appendicitis

12
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Enlarged organ.

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Organomegaly

13
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Physical exam finding in which right lower abdominal pain is induced by extension of the right hip.

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Psoas Sign

14
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What does Psoas Sign indicate?

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Appendicitis

15
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Physical exam finding in which pressure on the left lower abdomen causes pain in the right lower abdomen.

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`Rovsing’s Sign

16
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What does Rovsing’s Sign indicate?

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Appendicitis

17
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Enlarged spleen.

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Splenomegaly

18
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A low pitched resonant sound made when tapping the abdomen.

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Tympany