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Murphy's Sign

March 3rd, 2023
 
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Overview

  • How to Elicit

  • Palpate the right subcostal area, and ask the patient to take a deep breath in. The sign is positive if pain is reproduced when the (inflamed) gallbladder comes in contact with the examining hand.
  • Significance

  • An indicator of acute cholecystitis.
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