McBurney's Point refers to pain in which region and indicates which condition?

• A. LLQ, Pancreatitis
• B. RLQ, Appendicitis
• C. RUQ, Cholecystitis
• D. Periumbilical, Hernia

Answer: (B)

McBurney's Point is a landmark used to localize where pain from appendiceal irritation is felt. It lies about one-third of the distance from the right anterior superior iliac spine to the umbilicus. Pain there or in the right lower quadrant strongly suggests irritation of the peritoneum from an inflamed appendix, i.e., appendicitis.

So the region is the right lower quadrant, and the condition is appendicitis. Other regional pains point to different problems: pancreatitis typically presents with epigastric or midline pain that can radiate to the back, cholecystitis causes right upper quadrant pain, and a periumbilical presentation is not specifically characteristic of an inflamed appendix.