Lets Do This Flashcards
(20 cards)
What is a Positive Ballance sign and what is the associated disease?
Fixed dullness to percussion in left flank (LUQ, LLQ), and dullness in right flank that disappears on change in position
Peritoneal Irritation
What test is just for peritoneal irritation
Ballance
What is a positive Aaron sign and what is the associated disease?
Pain or distress occur in the area of the patients heart or stomach on palpation of McBurney’s point
Appendicitis
What is a positive Rovsing sign and what is its associated disease?
RLQ pain intensified by LLQ abdominal palpation
Peritoneal irritation
Appendicitis
What is a positive Kerr sign and what is its associated disease?
Abdominal pain radiating to the left shoulder
Spleen rupture
Renal calculi
Ectopic Pregnancy
What is a positive Romberg Howship sign and what is its associated disease?
Pain down the medial aspect of the thigh to the knees
Strangulated obturator hernia
What is a positive Dance sign and what is its associated disease?
Absence of bowel sounds in RLQ
Intussusception
What is a positive Markle sign and what is its associated disease?
Aka heel jar
Patient stands with straightened knees, the raises up on toes, relaxes, and allows heels to hit floor, thus jarring body. Action will cause abdominal pain
Peritoneal irritation
Appendicitis
What is a positive McBurney sign and what is its associated disease?
Rebound tenderness and sharp pain when McBurney’s point is palpated
Appendicitis
What is a positive Grey Turner sign and what is its associated disease?
Ecchymosis of flanks
Hemoperitoneum
Pancreatitis
What tests are just for appendicitis and how many are there
4 Aaron Iliopsoas McBurney Obturator internus
What is a positive Cullen sign and what is its associated disease?
Ecchymosis around umbilicus
Hemoperitoneum
Pancreatitis
Ectopic Pregnancy
What is a positive Obturator internus sign and what is its associated disease?
Fixed hip and knee with the internal rotation of the hip joint
Appendicitis
What tests are for both peritoneal irritation and appendicitis?
3
Blumberg
Markle
Rovsing
What is a positive Murphy sign and what is its associated disease?
Abrupt cessation of inspiration on palpation of gallbladder
Cholecystitis
What is a positive Ballottment sign and what is its associated disease?
Single Hand or biannual. Press down 90 degrees on organ or mass to assess if it is freely moveable
Freely moveable abdominal mass
What is a positive Blumberg sign and what is its associated disease?
Slowly and deeply palpate over the abdomen. Quickly release pressure. Rebound pain is positive.
Peritoneal irritation
Appendicitis
How many test are their for appendicitis and what are they?
7 Aaron Blumberg Illiopsoas Markle McBurney Obturator internus Rovsing
How many tests are their for peritoneal irritation?
4 Ballance Blumberg Markle Rovsing
What is a positive Iliopsoas sign and what is its associated disease?
Patient flexes the thigh against downward resistance
Appendicitis
