Question

A client presents to the ed with acute abdominal pain, fever, nausea, and vomiting. during the client's examination, the lower left abdominal quadrant is palpated, causing the client to report pain in the rlq. this positive sign is referred to as ________ and suggests the client may be experiencing ________.

Answer 1

While palpating the left abdominal quadrant and the patient reports pain in the right lower quadrant is called the Rovsing's sign. As the left illiac fossa is being palpated, it causes pain on the right illiac fossa This sign was named after the the Danish surgeon  Niels Thorkild Rovsing.

This suggests that the client may be experiencing appendicitis. Appendicitis is the inflammation of the appendix. Symptoms include abdominal pain in the right and lower part of the abdomen, fever, nausea, decreased appetite and vomiting.