Final Flashcards
(138 cards)
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Bouchards Nodes are associated with which disease?
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Osteoarthritis
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Heberden’s Nodes are associated with which disease?
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Osteoarthritis
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Bony overgrowths of the distal interphalangeal joints
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Heberden’s Nodes
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Bony overgrowths of the proximal interphalangeal joints
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Bouchards Nodes
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Boutonniere Deformity is a sign of which disease?
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Rheumatoid Arthiritis
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Hyperextension of the proximal interphalangeal joints and flexion of the distal interphalangeal joints
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Swan Neck Deformity
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What causes Swan Neck Deformity
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Injury or Rheumatoid arthritis
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What disease causes Tophi?
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Gout
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A shift of weight backwards on the lower extremities and lower lumbar region
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Lordosis
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Hunchback
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Kyphosis
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Who is at risk for Lordosis?
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Toddlers and pregnant women
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Who is at risk for Kyphosis?
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Old people
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Lateral curvature of the thoracic and lumbar segments of the spine
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Scoliosis
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Abnormal reaction to the stimulation of the facial nerve
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Chvostek’s sign
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What does Chvostek’s sign indicate?
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Hypocalcemia
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Hand spasm when blood flow of the brachial artery is restricted
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Trousseau’s sign
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What is Trosseau’s sign an indication of?
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Hypocalcemia
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Percussion of the median nerve produces burning and tingling along its distribution
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Tinel’s sign
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What is Tinel’s sign an indication of?
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Carpal Tunnel
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Acute wrist flexion causes numbness and burning
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Phalen’s sign
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What is Phalen’s sign an indication of?
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Carpal tunnel syndrome
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Genu Valgum
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Knock knees
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Genu Varum
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Bow Legged
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Identification of familiar objects by touch
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Stereognosis
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Ability to read a number by having it traced on the skin
Graphesthesia
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Expressive aphasia
Broca's
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Receptive aphasia
Wernicke's
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A sign of meningitis where the patient is resistant to straightening the leg because of a hamstring spasm and pain down the posterior thigh
Kernig's sign
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A sign of meningitis in which severe neck stiffness causes the patient's hips and knees to flex with the neck
Brudzinski's sign
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Eyes turn in the same direction as the head
Doll's eyes
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What is Doll's Eyes a sign of?
Brain death
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Abnormal posturing in which the person is stiff with bent arms, clenched fists, and legs held out straight
Decorticate
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Abnormal posturing that includes arms extended, legs being held straight out, toes bent downward, and the head and neck arched back
Decerebrate
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Which is worse, decorticate or decerebrate?
Decerebrate
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What is included in Cushing's Triad of increasing ICP?
Alteration of LOC, bradycardia, and widening pulse pressure with systolic hypertension
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Deeply unconscious
Obtunded
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Conscious, but not for long
Stuporous
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How are pronator drifts conducted?
With the eyes closed
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Cranial Nerve 1
Olfactory
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Cranial Nerve 2
Optic
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What does the first cranial nerve do?
Chemoreceptors
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What does the second cranial nerve do?
Supplies the photoreceptors of the retina, visual acuity, and peripheral vision
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Which cranial nerve does the Snellen chart check?
2
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Cranial Nerve 3
Oculomotor
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What does the third cranial nerve control?
Muscles to the eyeball, eyelid, and pupil
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Cranial Nerve 4
Trochlear
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What does the fourth cranial nerve control?
Eye movement
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Cranial Nerve 5
Trigeminal
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What does the fifth cranial nerve control?
Mastication
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Cranial Nerve 6
Abducens
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What does the sixth cranial nerve control?
Eye movement
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Cranial Nerve 7
Facial
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What does the seventh cranial nerve control?
Facial expressions
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Cranial nerve 8
Vestibulochchlear
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What does the eighth cranial nerve control?
Hearing and balance
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Cranial Nerve 9
Glossopharyngeal
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What does the ninth cranial nerve control?
Throat and the muscles at the back 1/3 of the tongue
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Cranial Nerve 10
Vagus
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What does the tenth cranial nerve control?
Gag reflex, control of heart rate, and the abdominal cavity
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Cranial Nerve 11
Accessory
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What does the eleventh cranial nerve control?
Head, neck, and shoulder movement and swallowing
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Cranial Nerve 12
Hypoglossal
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What does the twelfth cranial nerve control?
Muscles of the tongue that chew, speak, and swallow
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Tuning fork place in the middle of the forehead, above the upper lip or on top of the patient's head; patient reports in which ear the sound is heard louder
Weber Test
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What does the Weber test test for?
Conductive hearing loss in one ear or bilateral sensorineural hearing loss
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Tuning fork is placed on the mastoid process and then just outside of each ear; patient reports in which ear the sound was louder
Rinne Test
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What does the Rinne test test for?
Conductive hearing loss
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Fasciculations
Muscle twitches
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Clonus
Muscle jerking
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Test of cerebral function in which the patient remains balanced while standing with the feet together and eyes closed
Romberg
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In the Babinski sign, which direction does the big toe move?
Dorsiflexion while the other toes fan out
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Slow, writhing, continuous, and involuntary movements of the extremeties
Athetosis
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Hyperactive bowel sounds of hyerperistalsis
Borborygmus
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Superficial edema and bruising around the umbilicus from intraperitoneal hemorrhage
Cullen's sign
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What is Cullen's sign indicative of?
Pancreatitis or an ectopic pregnancy
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What organs does percussing the costovertebral angle test?
Kidneys
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Soft, skin covered mass that protrudes through a weak spot of muscle
Hernia
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With the person supine, lift the right leg straight up, flexing at the hip; then push down over the lower part of the right thigh as the person tries to hold the leg up
Iliopsoas muscle test
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Which disease is the Iliopsoas muscle test screening for?
Appendicitis
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Holding fingers under the liver boarder, have the patient take a deep breath in
Inspiratory arrest (Murphy's sign)
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Which disease does Murphy's sign indicate?
Cholecystitis
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Point of most common pain when palpated in patients with appendicitis
McBurney's point
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Patient is supine with hips and knees flexed at right angles as the examiner rotates the hip by moving the patient's ankle away from the body and allowing the knee to move inwards
Obturator test
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Which disease is a positive obturator's test indicative of?
Appendicitis
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Heartburn
Pyrosis
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Tenderness during release of palpation of the abdomen
Rebound tenderness (Blumberg's sign)
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Which disease is Blumberg's sign indicative of?
Appendicitis
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Palpation of the left lower quadrant increases pain in the right lower quadrant
Rovsing's sign
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Which disease is Rovsing's sign indicative of?
Appendicitis
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What are the 5 F's of Cholecystitis?
Fat, Fair, Fertile, Family History, Flatulent
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Complete absences of peristaltic movement that may follow abdominal surgery or complete bowel obstruction
Paralytic Ileus
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Painful passage of stools
Dyschezia
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How is a thyroid gland examination performed?
Move behind the patient and bend their head slightly forward and to the right; push trachea to the right; retract the sternomastoid muscle and have the patient swallow; thyroid will move up with swallowing
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Form of facial paralysis resulting from the dysfunction of the seventh cranial nerve that causes the inability to control facial muscles on the affected side
Bell's Palsy
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Lymph nodes above and behind the clavicle
Supravlavicular
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Lymph nodes deep under the sternomastoid muscle
Deep cervical
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Lymph nodes in front of the ear
Preauricular
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Lymph nodes in the posterior triangle along the edge of the trapezium muscle
Posterior cervical
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Lymph nodes superficial to the mastoid process
Posterior auricular
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Lymph nodes at the base of the skull
Occipital
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Lymph nodes halfway between the angle and the tip of the mandible
Submandibular
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Lymph nodes behind the tip of the mandible
Submental
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Lymph nodes under the angle of the mandible
Jugulodigastric
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Lymph nodes overlying the sternomastoid muscle
Superficial cervical
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Lymph nodes located below the jaw that contain the sinuses
Tonsillar
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Complete ring of cartilage around the trachea
Cricoid cartilage
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Syndrome of excessive growth hormone after the epiphyseal plate closure at puberty, leading to noticeable bone growth in face, hands, and feet
Acromegaly
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Which disease are exopthalmos eyes indicative of?
Grave's disease
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Small, painful, round ulcers in the oral mucosa of unknown cause
Aphthous ulcers or Canker sores
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Decay in the teeth
Caries
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Red, scaling, shallow, painful fissures at the corners of the mouth
Cheilitis
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Which patients are more susceptible to cheilitis?
Patients wearing dentures, those with poor dentition, smokers, drinkers, immunocompromised patients, and dehydrated patients
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Expstaxis
Nose bleed
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What is the difference between canker sores and Herpes?
Herpes sores are clear vesicles that evolve into pustules, canker sores are just red round ulcers
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In which patients is a fine tremor when the tongue sticks out expects?
Hyperthyroidism
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Difficulty seeing up close caused by normal aging
Presbyopia
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Hordeolum
Eye stye
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Inflammation of the eyelids causing red, irritated, itchy eyes and the formation of dandruff like scales on the eyelids
Blepharitis
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Drooping of the upper or lower eyelids
Ptosis
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Optic disc swelling that is caused by increased ICP
Papilledema
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Cloudiness of the lens inside the eye
Cataract
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Which patients have early onset cataracts?
Diabetics
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What does the intraoccular pressure have to exceed to diagnose glaucoma?
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Which disease has circumferential blindness?
Glaucoma
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Which disease has a loss of central vision?
Macular degeneration
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Ptosis of the eye inward
Entropion
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Ptosis of the eye outward
Ectropion
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Scotoma
Blind spots
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Amblyopia
Lazy eye
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Myopia
Near-sightedness
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Hyperopia
Far-sightedness
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Strabismus
Cross-Eyed
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Gravida
Number of pregnancies
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Para
Number of births
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The uterus becomes globular in shape, softens, and flexes easily over the cervix
Hegar's sign
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Bluish purple discoleration of the cervix during pregnancy due to venous congestion
Chadwick's sign
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The softening of the cervix due to increased vascularity, congestion, and edema
Goodell's sign
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Easy flexion of the fundus on the cervix
McDonald's sign
