Dunphy's sign
Abdominal pain upon coughing, indicative of appendicitis
Medical condition
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Differential diagnosis | Appendicitis |
Dunphy's sign is a medical sign characterized by increased abdominal pain with coughing. It may be an indicator of appendicitis.[1] Named after Osborne Joby Dunphy (1898–1989), a British-American physician.[2][3]
References
- ^ Sachdeva, Anupam; Dutta, AK (31 August 2012). Advances in Pediatrics. JP Medical Ltd. p. 1432. ISBN 978-93-5025-777-7.
- ^ RxPG. "Eponyms - D Eponyms". www.rxpgonline.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ Small V (2008) Surgical emergencies. In Dolan B and Holt L (eds) Accident and Emergency: Theory into Practice, 2nd edition. Elsevier.
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Signs and symptoms relating to the human digestive system or abdomen
tract
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Heartburn
- Aerophagia
- Pica
- Trichophagia
- Pagophagia
- Geophagia
- Dysphagia
- oropharyngeal
- esophageal
- Odynophagia
- Bad breath
- Xerostomia
- Hypersalivation
- Burping
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