Test: Rovsing Sign

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Background/Purpose

Procedure

Patient is placed supine while the clinician applies pressure in the left lower quadrant in an area not usually associated with appendiceal pain/tenderness. The clinician releases the area and assess for pain. There is low sensitivity for this test (15-35%) but higher specificity(85-95%) for appendicitis.
Performed: Bilaterally

Dialog

Patient is placed supine while the clinician applies pressure in the left lower quadrant in an area not usually associated with appendiceal pain/tenderness. The clinician releases the area and assess for pain.

Criteria

• No pain with palpatory rebound.

Measurement

LOINC Code

0

Scale/Grading

Pass/Fail