Murphy&;s sign is seen in?: (A) Acute appendicitis, (B) Acute cholecystitis, (C) Acute pancreatitis, (D) Ectopic pregnancy
Answer is B. In the acute phase of CHOLELITHIASIS, the patient may have right upper quadrant tenderness that is exacerbated during inspiration by the examiner's right subcostal palpation (Murphy's sign). Ref: Bailey & Love&;s Sho Practice of Surgery,E25,Page-967,