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* Abdominal wall very sensitive to palpitations | |||
* [[Rebound tenderness]] | |||
* [[Abdominal guarding]] | |||
* Rovsing's sign | |||
** Deep palpation of the [[left iliac fossa]] may cause pain in the [[right iliac fossa]] | |||
* Psoas sign | |||
** Occasionally, an inflamed appendix lies on the [[psoas]] muscle and the patient will lie with the right hip flexed for pain relief. | |||
* Obturator sign | |||
** If an inflamed [[appendix]] is in contact with the [[obturator internus]], spasm of the muscle can be demonstrated by flexing and internally rotating the hip. | |||
** This maneuver will cause pain in the [[hypogastrium]] | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Vital Signs
Temperature
- A fever may be present
Abdomen
- Abdominal wall very sensitive to palpitations
- Rebound tenderness
- Abdominal guarding
- Rovsing's sign
- Deep palpation of the left iliac fossa may cause pain in the right iliac fossa
- Psoas sign
- Occasionally, an inflamed appendix lies on the psoas muscle and the patient will lie with the right hip flexed for pain relief.
- Obturator sign
- If an inflamed appendix is in contact with the obturator internus, spasm of the muscle can be demonstrated by flexing and internally rotating the hip.
- This maneuver will cause pain in the hypogastrium