An Overview of Cullen Sign

Nazia Qamar on Instagram: "Appendix (vermiform appendix) ki acute inflammation ko appendicitis kehte hain. Surgical emergency ho sakti hai. 📍 Anatomy Quick Origin: Caecum se, ileocecal valve ke niche Length: ~6–10 cm Position: Most common retrocecal, phir pelvic Blood supply: Appendicular artery (end artery) ⚠️ Etiology / Causes Luminal obstruction: Fecolith (most common) Lymphoid hyperplasia (kids/young) Worms Foreign body Tumor (elderly) 🔬 Pathogenesis (Sequence) Obstruction → mucus secretio

Dr. Shivlok Prakash on Instagram: "Suspect appendicitis ? Here are the classic signs you must know common symptoms: central belly pain that moves to the right lower quadrant, loss of appetite, nausea and low-grade fever. McBurney’s tenderness — sharp pain when you press the right lower abdomen. Rovsing’s sign — pressing the left lower belly causes pain on the right. Dunphy’s sign — pain increases when the patient coughs. Psoas sign — pain on extending the right hip → suggests a retrocaecal appen