Which sign is typical of acute cholecystitis on physical examination?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Murphy's sign
- Step 1: Inspiratory arrest during palpation of the right upper quadrant is Murphy's sign.
Answer
Murphy's sign.
Why not the others: Rovsing's sign belongs to appendicitis.
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