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Emergency Medicine Questions (EMQs)
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https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2009.078980

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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?

    1. A positive Murphy’s sign has a positive likelihood ratio of approximately 10 for acute cholecystitis.

    2. Serum lipase is more sensitive …

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      Emergency Medicine Journal 2009; 26 622-622 Published Online First: 22 Jul 2009. doi: 10.1136/emj.2009.078998