If this procedure elicits exquisite tenderness, it may be a positive Murphy's sign for acute cholecystitis (not the same as Murphy's percussion test [costovertebral tenderness] of the kidney depicted in Fig. 4.53). can cause an enlarged ...
In Murphy GP, Lawrence W, Lenhard RE, editors: American Cancer Society textbook of clinical oncology, Atlanta, 1995, American Cancer Society, pp 635–654. Mettler FA Jr: Spinal neoplasms. In Mettler FA Jr, editor: Essentials of radiology ...
GLENN. L. IRION. INTRODUCTION. Laboratory tests may be used by the physician for screening (searching for an occult disease process in an otherwise healthy person), diagnosis (identifying or ruling out potential causes of symptoms), ...
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This comprehensive text centers on a 5-step screening model that covers past medical history, risk factor assessment, clinical presentation, associated signs and symptoms, and review of symptoms for each client.
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