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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 ...
In medicine, Murphy's sign (also known as Sweeney’s sign) is a maneuver during a physical examination as part of the abdominal examination. [1] 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.
[1] [26] [27] Ultrasound findings suggestive of acute cholecystitis include gallstones, pericholecystic fluid (fluid surrounding the gallbladder), gallbladder wall thickening (wall thickness over 3 mm), [28] dilation of the bile duct, and sonographic Murphy's sign. [13]
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 ...
A radiologic sign is an objective indication of some medical fact (medical sign) or quality that is detected by a radiologist during examination of a radiograph. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
Müller's sign at Who Named It? visible pulsation or bobbing of uvula: Murphy's punch sign: John B. Murphy: urology: perinephric abscess: Murphy's punch at Who Named It? punch tenderness at the costovertebral angle Murphy's sign: John B. Murphy: surgery: cholecystitis: Murphy's sign at Who Named It? hesitation on inspiration while gall bladder ...
Murphy, joined by Mayor Sam Joshi and other political and law enforcement leaders Friday at the Edison Municipal Complex, signed the bill which hikes home invasions to a first-degree crime and ...
Here, the ASV can be located aligned with the femoral vessels at the "alignment sign". [34] Also, at the groin it can be seen at the outside of the great saphenous vein, and together with the common femoral vein (CFV) these three create an image, the so-called "Mickey Mouse sign". Some authors, inspired by this sign (presented for the first ...