A 43-year-old female presents with concerns of a change in upper right quadrant pain that is most noticeable after each meal with a sudden onset but use subsides gradually over the last six months, now her symptoms are steady, persistent, and aching. The pain is associated with vomiting and nausea. Durim a careful history, the patient shares that she mostly eats fast food due to her busy lifestyle. Which physical exam technique when positive triples the likelihood of acute cholecystitis? Answers: A-D A Asking the patient to take deep breath and palpating the RLQ B Deeply palpating the RUQ at the location of the patient's pain, asking them to take a deep breath C Applying the "hooking" technique D Palpating the epigastrium on both sides of the aorta O O O O

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A 43-year-old female presents with concerns of a change in upper right quadrant pain that is most noticeable after each meal with a sudden onset but use to
subsides gradually over the last six months, now her symptoms are steady, persistent, and aching. The pain is associated with vomiting and nausea. During
a careful history, the patient shares that she mostly eats fast food due to her busy lifestyle.
Which physical exam technique when positive triples the likelihood of acute cholecystitis?
Answers: A-D
A Asking the patient to take a deep breath and palpating the RLQ
B Deeply palpating the RUQ at the location of the patient's pain, asking them to take a deep breath
C Applying the "hooking" technique
D Palpating the epigastrium on both sides of the aorta
Transcribed Image Text:A 43-year-old female presents with concerns of a change in upper right quadrant pain that is most noticeable after each meal with a sudden onset but use to subsides gradually over the last six months, now her symptoms are steady, persistent, and aching. The pain is associated with vomiting and nausea. During a careful history, the patient shares that she mostly eats fast food due to her busy lifestyle. Which physical exam technique when positive triples the likelihood of acute cholecystitis? Answers: A-D A Asking the patient to take a deep breath and palpating the RLQ B Deeply palpating the RUQ at the location of the patient's pain, asking them to take a deep breath C Applying the "hooking" technique D Palpating the epigastrium on both sides of the aorta
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