clinical signs

Question 1

troisiers sign

Answer 1

palpable supraclavicular lymph node, also called as Virchow’s node, commonly observed in gastrointestinal malignancy

Question 2

Chvostek sign

Answer 2

twitching of the ipsilateral facial muscles on percussion over the branches of the facial nerve due to its increased irritability, commonly seen in hypocalcaemia

Question 3

Prehns sign

Answer 3

Positive Prehn’s sign is when the pain is relieved upon testicular elevation as seen commonly in epididymitis

Question 4

Trousseaus sign

Answer 4

a sign of latent tetany considered positive when a carpopedal spasm of the hand and wrist occurs after an individual wears a blood pressure cuff inflated over their systolic blood pressure for 3 minutes, most commonly seen in hypocalcaemia

Question 5

Cullens sign

Answer 5

Cullen’s sign is superficial bruising and oedema in the subcutaneous tissue around the umbilicus, commonly observed in pancreatitis

Question 6

Sister Mary Joseph nodule

Answer 6

metastasis of gastric carcinoma to periumbilical region

Question 7

Leser-Trelat sign

Answer 7

SUDDEN appearance of multiple seb Ks as indicator of gastrointestinal tract carcinoma

Question 8

Chandelier sign

Answer 8

informal name for cervical excitation –> suggestive PID