A reflex pain that occurs approximately 30 minutes after an injury to the spleen and radiates to the left shoulder and one-third of the way down the left arm is called _____.
A) Rovsing's sign
B) Kehr's sign
C) hematuria
D) osteitis pubis

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Kehr's sign is indicative of a ruptured spleen or other intra-abdominal pathology causing referred pain to the left shoulder due to irritation of the diaphragm. This phenomenon is a classic symptom of splenic injury.

A Reflex Pain That Occurs Approximately 30 Minutes After an Injury