Your patient presents with symptoms that lead you to suspect acute appendicitis. Which assessment finding is least likely to be associated with this condition?
A) Positive psoas sign
B) Positive McBurney sign
C) Consistent right lower quadrant (RLQ) pain
D) Rebound tenderness

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A positive psoas sign, McBurney point pain, rebound tenderness, and periumbilical pain that migrates to the RLQ are signs of appendicitis. The absence of pain migration makes appendicitis less likely.

Your Patient Presents with Symptoms That Lead You to Suspect