McBurney's Point

Aka: McBurney's Point

Surgery

Examination Chapter

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Acute Abdominal Pain

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Indication
Exam: McBurney's Point Localization
Interpretation: Tenderness over McBurney's Point
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II. Indication

Acute Abdominal Pain Evaluation
Clinical suspicion for Appendicitis

III. Exam: McBurney's Point Localization

Draw line Anterior superior iliac spine - Umbilicus
McBurney's Point is on line
1. One third distance along the line
2. Closest to iliac spine

IV. Interpretation: Tenderness over McBurney's Point

Focal tenderness in Acute Abdominal Pain suggests Appendicitis

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Ontology: McBurney's point (C0277975)

Concepts	Body Location or Region (T029)
English	mcburney's point, McBurney's point

Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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