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Murphy's sign

In medicine, Murphy's sign (also known as Sweeney’s sign) is a maneuver during a physical examination as part of the abdominal examination. It is useful for differentiating pain in the right upper quadrant. Typically, it is positive in cholecystitis, but negative in choledocholithiasis, pyelonephritis, and ascending cholangitis.

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Differentiating upper right quadrant pain

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During physical examination

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Avg. degree1.93
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related to During physical examination · 6
Murphy's sign → Classically, If, In, Murphy's, Normally, The
related to Predictive value · 2
Murphy's sign → However, Murphy's
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Murphy's sign → Differentiating upper right quadrant pain

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murphy's sign abdominal pain examination right cholecystitis differentiating patient negative gallbladder also physical upper quadrant maneuver useful positive predictive value

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Murphy's signPurposeDifferentiating upper right quadrant pain1.00infobox
Murphy's signrelated to During physical examinationClassically0.60section
Murphy's signrelated to During physical examinationMurphy's0.60section
Murphy's signrelated to During physical examinationThe0.60section
Murphy's signrelated to During physical examinationNormally0.60section
Murphy's signrelated to During physical examinationIf0.60section
Murphy's signrelated to During physical examinationIn0.60section
Murphy's signrelated to Predictive valueMurphy's0.60section
Murphy's signrelated to Predictive valueHowever0.60section

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