Carnett's test
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![Carnett's test for abdominal wall tenderness[1].](/index.php/File:Carnett%27s_test.jpg)
In the evaluation of abdominal pain, a positive Carnett's test may indicate that the abdominal wall is the source of pain.[1] [2]
In an uncontrolled case series of 1116 patients with Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome (ACNES), 87% had a positive Carnett's test[3].
A study of acute pain in the emergency department found no benefit from assessing the Carnett's sign[4].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Takada T, Ikusaka M, Ohira Y, Noda K, Tsukamoto T (2011). "Diagnostic usefulness of Carnett's test in psychogenic abdominal pain". Intern Med. 50 (3): 213–7. PMID 21297322.
- ↑ Thomson WH, Dawes RF, Carter SS (1991). "Abdominal wall tenderness: a useful sign in chronic abdominal pain". Br J Surg. 78 (2): 223–5. PMID 1826626.
- ↑ Mol FMU, Maatman RC, De Joode LEGH, Van Eerten P, Scheltinga MR, Roumen R (2021). "Characteristics of 1116 Consecutive Patients Diagnosed With Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome (ACNES)". Ann Surg. 273 (2): 373–378. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000003224. PMID 30817351.
- ↑ Darracq MA (2020). "Clinical Utility of Carnett and closed eye sign in emergency department". Am J Emerg Med. 38 (12): 2759.e1–2759.e4. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2020.05.077. PMID 32507573 Check
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