Murphy's Sign
Physical examination indicator of acute cholecystitis
Positive only when inspiration arrests upon palpating the right subcostal margin, but does not arrest on the left side.
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Physical examination indicator of acute cholecystitis
Positive only when inspiration arrests upon palpating the right subcostal margin, but does not arrest on the left side.
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