Murphy's sign is elicited by direct palpation of the right upper quadrant and asking the patient to breathe deeply. An abrupt arrest (CEASE) of breathing during inspiration due to pain is a positive Murphy sign and is seen ONLY in acute cholecystitis.
.
๐๐Cholecystitis is an inflammation of the gallbladder that occurs most commonly because of an obstruction of the cystic duct by gallstones arising from the gallbladder (cholelithiasis).
.
I stopped mixing up my "Murphy" after this ๐๐๐ and I hope it helps you too๐๐๐ฝ
.
๐๐Cholecystitis is an inflammation of the gallbladder that occurs most commonly because of an obstruction of the cystic duct by gallstones arising from the gallbladder (cholelithiasis).
.
I stopped mixing up my "Murphy" after this ๐๐๐ and I hope it helps you too๐๐๐ฝ
Comments
Post a Comment