Signs and symptoms Flashcards
1
Q
EARLIEST SIGN: HYPERTHYROIDISM
A
HAND TREMORS
2
Q
DALRYMPLE’S SIGN
A
EXOPTHALMOS (THYROID STARE)
[HYPERTHYROIDISM]
3
Q
VON GRAEFE’S SIGN
A
LID LAG
[HYPERTHYROIDISM]
4
Q
JEFFRY’S SIGN
A
FOREHEAD WILL REMAIN SMOOTH EVEN WHEN LOOKING UP
[HYPERTHYROIDISM]
5
Q
EARLY SIGN: HYPOTHYROIDISM
A
WEAKNESS & FATIGUE
6
Q
EARLIEST SIGN: INC. ICP
A
ALTERED LOC:
1. RESTLESSNESS (UPPER MUNA)
then 2. LETHARGY (DOWNER)
7
Q
LATE SIGN: INC. ICP
A
HYPER (widened pulse pressure)
BRADY BRADY (CUSHING’S TRIAD)
& HYPERTHERMIA
8
Q
EARLIEST SIGN: GBS
A
PARESTHESIA ON LOWER EXTREMITIES
aka hypotonia, areflexia
9
Q
FIRST SIGN OF ISCHEMIA IN MYOCYTES
A
ANGINA PECTORIS
10
Q
EARLIEST SIGN OF RHF
A
EDEMA
11
Q
EARLIEST SIGN OR LHF
A
ORTHOPNEA
