Markle's sign
Clinical sign to identify appendicitis
Medical condition
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Differential diagnosis | acute appendicitis |
Markle's sign, or jar tenderness, is a clinical sign in which pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen is elicited by the heel-drop test (dropping to the heels, from standing on the toes, with a jarring landing).
It is found in patients with localised peritonitis due to acute appendicitis.[1] It is similar to rebound tenderness, but may be easier to elicit when the patient has firm abdominal wall muscles. Abdominal pain on walking or running is an equivalent sign.[2]
It was first described by the George Bushar Markle IV (1921–1999), an American surgeon, in 1985.[3]
References
- ^ Acute appendicitis on Medscape
- ^ Richard F. LeBlond, Richard L. DeGowin, Elmer Louis DeGowin, Jim Abel. DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination, page 481. McGraw Hill Professional, 2008. ISBN 978-0-07-147898-4. Google books
- ^ Markle, George B. (1973). "A simple test for intraperitoneal inflammation". The American Journal of Surgery. 125 (6): 721–722. doi:10.1016/0002-9610(73)90171-2. PMID 4710195.
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Signs and symptoms relating to the human digestive system or abdomen
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- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Heartburn
- Aerophagia
- Pica
- Trichophagia
- Pagophagia
- Geophagia
- Dysphagia
- oropharyngeal
- esophageal
- Odynophagia
- Bad breath
- Xerostomia
- Hypersalivation
- Burping
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