The patient complains of right upper quadrant pain. With the patient lying supine on the examination table, the clinician deeply palpates the right upper quadrant of the abdomen while the patient inhales. The examiner is testing the patient for:

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The described technique is used to elicit Murphy's sign, which is a test for cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder). A positive Murphy's sign occurs when the patient experiences pain or stops inhaling deeply due to pain when the examiner palpates the right upper quadrant during inhalation, indicating gallbladder inflammation.

The Patient Complains of Right Upper Quadrant Pain