15-year-old male was taken to the Emergency Department complaining of tenderness and pain in the lower right quadrant of his abdomen. Upon palpation of the patient's abdomen, the patient vocalizes pain and elicits a "guarding reflex." The physician then correctly identifies that the patient is complaining from an inflamed appendix. Which of the following locations did the Physician palpate to elicit the pain in this patient?
Question
15-year-old male was taken to the Emergency Department complaining of tenderness and pain in the lower right quadrant of his abdomen. Upon palpation of the patient's abdomen, the patient vocalizes pain and elicits a "guarding reflex." The physician then correctly identifies that the patient is complaining from an inflamed appendix. Which of the following locations did the Physician palpate to elicit the pain in this patient?
Solution
The physician palpated the McBurney's point to elicit the pain in this patient. The McBurney's point is located in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen, one-third of the distance from the anterior superior iliac spine to the umbilicus (navel). This is the most common location of the base of the appendix where appendicitis pain is felt.
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