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COORDINATORS: AMY HUGHES AND GAVIN LLOYD
Theme: Acute abdominal presentations
QUESTION 1
Which of the following statements regarding adults presenting to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain are true?
A positive Murphy’s sign has a positive likelihood ratio of approximately 10 for acute cholecystitis.
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