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Referred Pain

  1. McBurney's point
    • 1/3 of the way up the line from iliac crest to umbilicus
    • problem with appendix
  2. Top right shoulder
    • liver
    • gallbladder
    • duodenum (resulting from irritation of diaphragm)
  3. Low back, wrapping down over inguinal ligament area
    kidneys
  4. Kehr's sign
    • tips of shoulder (L)
    • spleen
  5. skin over spleen
    spleen
  6. umbilicus region
    small intestine
  7. xiphoid process tailing down L costal margin; middle upper back
    stomach
  8. midline between xiphoid and umbilicus
    duodenum and head of pancreas
  9. Mid costal margin up to angle of scapula
    gallbladder
  10. mid costal margin around to low back
    liver
  11. "belt buckle" band
    cecum and ascending colon
  12. either side of "belt buckle"
    sigmoid colon
  13. sternum up over L shoulder and down L medial arm to pinky
    heart
Author
Omidancer1
ID
133018
Card Set
Referred Pain
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Referred Pain
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