Blumberg’s sign

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Named after – German surgeon – Jacob Moritz Blumberg

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Also referred to as –

1. Rebound tenderness
2. Shchetkin–Blumberg’s sign

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What is ‘Rebound tenderness’ ?

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Clinical sign in which there is pain upon removal of pressure rather than application of pressure to the abdomen.

1. Pain on application of pressure to the abdomen – abdominal tenderness.
2. Pain upon removal of pressure rather than application of pressure to the abdomen – Rebound tenderness
3. Rebound tenderness – Indicative of peritonitis.
4. Clinical conditions with rebound tenderness in the right lower quadrant – Ex:  appendicitis, ulcerative colitis

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