Buy PDF History Â». The surname MacK was first found in Berwickshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
Rebound Tenderness abdomen. Rebound Tenderness is a clinical sign of PERITONITIS (generalized INFLAMMATION and INFECTION of the abdominal cavity). During abdominal palpation, the doctor presses slowly and firmly on the abdomen, then suddenly releases the pressure.
On serial examinations by both the senior resident and the attending level surgeons and emergency medicine physicians, there was no rebound tenderness by the classic technique (gradually pressing over the right lower quadrant for about 15 seconds and then quickly withdrawing the hand with a positive test occurring when the patient reports increased pain as the hand is removed).