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Carnett's test
Associated persons:
John B. Carnett
Description:
Pain of intra-abdominal origin with likely source in abdominal wall. Head raise, tenderness persists in abdominal wall condition (rectus hematoma) whereas pain due to intraperitoneal disease lessens. An important clinical sign that can distinguish between an anterior abdominal wall mass/pain and that which is coming from the intraperitoneal cavity.
We thank Jonathan Fishman and Andre Trombeta for information.
Bibliography:
- J. B. Carnett:
Intercostal neuralgia as a cause of abdominal pain and tenderness.
Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics, Chicago, 1926, 42: 625-632.
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