Free BCEN Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) Practice Question

A 45-year-old female presents to the emergency department with right upper quadrant pain, fever, and nausea. Her pain worsens with deep inspiration. Which of the following signs, when positive, is most specific for acute cholecystitis?

  • Murphy's sign

  • Rebound tenderness

  • Cullen's sign

  • McBurney's point tenderness

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BCEN Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) / 
Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Gynecology, and Obstetrical
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