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Abdominal rebound tenderness occurs when tissue when you touch the abdominal cavity has pain on the opposite side of the issue. A physician palpates the abdomen to check for rebound tenderness.

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A sign also known as rebound tenderness?

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What does rebound and guarding mean?

Abdominal rebound tenderness occurs when the examiner slowly pushes down on the abdomen, then releases the hand quickly, eliciting a painful reaction (due to the reaction of rebound tenderness, and indicating underlying infection/inflammation in the abdominal cavity). Guarding indicates the patient's muscular bracing/tension when palpation begins to occur by the examiner.


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Perforation in the gastrointestinal tract can be indicated by severe abdominal pain, tenderness, rigidity, and signs of sepsis such as fever and elevated white blood cell count. Peritonitis may present with rebound tenderness, guarding, distended abdomen, fever, nausea, and vomiting. Prompt medical evaluation and treatment are crucial in these cases.


How do you check a victims pelvis for tenderness?

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What are the symptoms of acute appendicitis?

The most common symptom of acute appendicitis is pain in the lower right sight of the abdomen including rebound tenderness. Rebound tenderness means that it hurts more when a health care professional releases the pressure from examination than it does when he or she pushes on the abdomen. Symptoms can also include pain around the navel, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, nausea, bloating, diarrhea, or constipation.


Grade for tenderness?

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When was The Rebound created?

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