The nurse assesses for a positive Murphy's sign in a patient suspected of having which disorder?
1. Urinary retention
2. Diverticulitis
3. Cholecystitis
4. Renal calculi
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Rationale 1: A positive Murphy's sign is not associated with urinary retention.
Rationale 2: A positive Murphy's sign is not associated with diverticulitis.
Rationale 3: Murphy's sign is positive when a person has inflammation of the gallbladder, as seen in cholecystitis.
Rationale 4: A positive Murphy's sign is not associated with renal calculi.
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