Bartomier-Michelson's sign

Bartomier-Michelson's sign is a medical sign characterized by increased pain on palpation at the right iliac region as the person being examined lies on his/her left side compared to when he/she lies on his/her back.[1] It helps in detection of appendicitis.

Bartomier-Michelson's sign
Differential diagnosis	appendicitis

References

Sachdeva, Anupam; Dutta, AK (31 August 2012). Advances in Pediatrics. JP Medical Ltd. p. 1432. ISBN 978-93-5025-777-7.

Symptoms and signs: digestive system and abdomen (R10–R19, 787,789)
Upper	Nausea Vomiting Heartburn Aerophagia Dysphagia oropharyngeal esophageal Odynophagia Halitosis Xerostomia Hypersalivation Burping Wet burp
Defaecation	Flatulence Fecal incontinence Encopresis Blood: Fecal occult blood Rectal tenesmus Constipation Obstructed defecation Diarrhea Rectal discharge Psoas sign Obturator sign Rovsing's sign Hamburger sign Heel tap sign Aure-Rozanova's sign Dunphy sign Alder's sign Lockwood's sign Rosenstein's sign
Abdomen	Abdominal pain Acute abdomen Colic Baby colic Abdominal guarding Rebound tenderness Abdominal distension Bloating Ascites Tympanites Shifting dullness Bulging flanks Fluid wave test Abdominal mass Hepatosplenomegaly Hepatomegaly Splenomegaly Jaundice Mallet-Guy sign Puddle sign

Eponymous medical signs for digestive system and abdomen

Digestive
system

Gastrointestinal tract	Goodsall's rule Chilaiditi syndrome intussusception: Dance's sign Lockwood's sign appendicitis: Aaron's sign Arapov's sign (contracture) Dunphy sign Markle sign McBurney's point Rosenstein's sign Rovsing's sign Sherren's triangle Aure-Rozanova's sign Alder's sign pancreatitis Mallet-Guy sign Radiologic signs: Hampton's line Klemm's sign
Accessory	liver: Councilman body Mallory body biliary: Boas' sign Courvoisier's law Charcot's cholangitis triad/Reynolds' pentad cholecystitis (Murphy's sign Lépine's sign Mirizzi's syndrome) Nardi test

Abdominopelvic

Peritoneum	Blumberg sign Rigler's sign Cupola sign
Hernia	Howship–Romberg sign Hannington-Kiff sign
Other	Fothergill's sign Carnett's sign

Abdominal
general

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