While assessing a 23-year-old man with abdominal pain, you note discoloration around the umbilicus. This is known as:
A) ascites.
B) borborygmi.
C) Kernig's sign.
D) Cullen's sign.

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Cullen's sign is a discoloration around the umbilicus that indicates intra-abdominal bleeding or hemorrhagic pancreatitis. Ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity. Borborygmi are stomach sounds. Kernig's sign is a diagnostic sign of meningitis.

While Assessing a 23-Year-Old Man with Abdominal Pain, You Note