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A Sonographic Murphy sign is a finding when performing diagnostic medical sonography.It is different from the Murphy sign found on physical examination, but both signs are associated with cholecystitis [1] When the sonographer presses directly over the gallbladder, and the patient expresses pain, more than when the sonographer presses anywhere else, this is said to be a positive sonographic ...
Murphy's sign has a high sensitivity and negative predictive value, although the specificity is not high. [2] However, in the elderly the sensitivity is markedly lower; a negative Murphy's sign in an elderly person is not useful for ruling out cholecystitis if other tests and the clinical history suggest the diagnosis.
Soft tissue rim sign; Sonographic Murphy sign; Southwick angle; Spaghetti sign; Spalding's sign; Spilled teacup sign; Spine sign; Spinnaker sail sign; Split pleura sign; Spoke wheel appearance; Spotted nephrogram; Stack of coins appearance; Steeple sign; Stepladder appearance; Stepladder sign; Stocking glove sign; String of beads sign (GI ...
Pain with deep inspiration leading to termination of the breath while pressing on the right upper quadrant of the abdomen usually causes severe pain (Murphy's sign). [15] Yellowing of the skin (jaundice) may occur but is often mild. Severe jaundice suggests another cause of symptoms such as choledocholithiasis. [14]
The imaging occurs real-time and without sedation, so that the influence of movements can be assessed quickly. For example, by pressing the ultrasound probe against the gallbladder, a radiological Murphy's sign can be elicited. Through the abdominal wall, organs inside the pelvis can be seen, such as the urinary bladder or the ovaries and ...
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Eponymous medical signs are those that are named after a person or persons, usually the physicians who first described them, but occasionally named after a famous patient. This list includes other eponymous entities of diagnostic significance; i.e. tests, reflexes, etc.
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