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An abdominal reflex is a superficial neurological reflex stimulated by stroking of the abdomen around the umbilicus. It can be helpful in determining the level of a central nervous system (CNS) lesion. Being a superficial reflex, it is polysynaptic (involving multiple connections between nerves). [1]
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.
A positive result is variously defined as either a sustained rise in the JVP of at least 3 cm or more [4] or a fall of 4 cm or more [2] after the examiner releases pressure. The AJR has a reported sensitivity of 24% [5] to 72% [2] and a specificity of 93% to 96%. The large discrepancy in sensitivity may be explained by the higher value being ...
An abdominal examination may be performed because the physician suspects a disease of the organs inside the abdominal cavity (including the liver, spleen, large or small intestines), or simply as a part of a complete physical examination for other conditions. In a complete physical examination, the abdominal exam classically follows the ...
A positive test indicates the increased likelihood that the abdominal wall and not the abdominal cavity is the source of the pain (for example, due to rectus sheath hematoma instead of appendicitis). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] A negative Carnett's sign is said to occur when the abdominal pain decreases when the patient is asked to lift the head; this points ...
Rovsing's sign, named after the Danish surgeon Niels Thorkild Rovsing (1862–1927), [1] is a sign of appendicitis.If palpation of the left lower quadrant of a person's abdomen increases the pain felt in the right lower quadrant, the patient is said to have a positive Rovsing's sign and may have appendicitis.
reappearance of absent deep tendon reflexes after short period of maximal muscle contraction Dunphy's sign: Osborne Joby Dunphy: surgery: appendicitis: increase in abdominal pain on coughing Duroziez's sign: Paul Louis Duroziez: cardiology: aortic insufficiency: double bruit heard over femoral artery when it is compressed distally (see Traube's ...
Positive Blumberg's sign is indicative of peritonitis, [3] which can occur in diseases like appendicitis, and may occur in ulcerative colitis with rebound tenderness in the right lower quadrant. However, in recent years [ when? ] the value of rebound tenderness has been questioned, since it may not add any diagnostic value beyond the ...