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rebound tenderness

NOUN
  1. pain felt when a hand pressing on the abdomen is suddenly released; a symptom of peritoneal inflammation

How To Use rebound tenderness In A Sentence

  • Gentle percussion best elicits rebound tenderness.
  • Localized rebound tenderness signifies only limited and localized transmural inflammation.
  • Such rebound tenderness is a sign of peritoneal irritation.
  • Findings such as hypotension and marked abdominal tenderness with guarding and rebound tenderness suggest a leaking or ruptured ectopic pregnancy.
  • The physical examination reveals the patient is in minimal distress with right lower quadrant pain and rebound tenderness and guarding on palpation.
  • On physical examination there is general tenderness to palpation with rigidity and rebound tenderness.
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