Pathognomonic Signs

Question 1

Low-Grade Afternoon Fever

Answer 1

PTB (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)

Question 2

Rusty Sputum

Answer 2

Pneumonia

Question 3

Wheezing on Expiration

Answer 3

Asthma

Question 4

Barrel Chest

Answer 4

Emphysema

Question 5

Strawberry Tongue

Answer 5

Kawasaki Syndrome

Question 6

Red Beefy Tongue

Answer 6

Pernicious Anemia

Question 7

Protruding Tongue

Answer 7

Down Syndrome

Question 8

Rice Watery Stool

Answer 8

Cholera

Question 9

Stepladder like Fever with Chills

Answer 9

Malaria

Question 10

Rose Spots in the Abdomen

Answer 10

Typhoid

Question 11

Psuedo Membrane Formation

Answer 11

Diptheria

Question 12

Koplic’s Spots (red spots with blue center, usually in the mouth)

Answer 12

Measles

Question 13

Butterfly Rashes

Answer 13

SLE

Question 14

Spider-like Varices

Answer 14

Liver Cirrhosis

Question 15

Lioning Face

Answer 15

Leprosy

Question 15

Chipmunk Face

Answer 15

Bulimia

Question 16

Petechiae or (+) Herman’s Sign

Answer 16

Dengue

Question 17

Rebound Tenderness

Answer 17

Appendicitis

Question 18

Cullen’s Sign (Ecchymosis of umbilicus); (+) Grey Turners Spot

Answer 18

Pancreatitis

Question 19

Kernig’s Sign (leg flex then leg pain on extension), and Brudzinkski’s Sign (neck flex = lower leg flex)

Answer 19

Meningitis

Question 20

Hypocalcemia (+) Trousseau’s Sign / Carpopedal Spasm; Chvostek Sign (Facial Spasm)

Answer 20

Tetany

Question 21

Risus Sardonicus

Answer 21

Tetanus

Question 22

Olive-like Mass

Answer 22

Pyloric Stenosis

Question 23

Moon Face appearance and Buffalo Hump

Answer 23

Cushing’s Syndrome

Question 24

Machine like murmur

Answer 24

Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)

Question 25

Bronze-like Skin Pigmentation

Answer 25

Addison's Disease

Question 26

Sausage Shaped Mass, Dance Sign (empty portion of RLQ)

Answer 26

Intussusception

Question 27

Exopthalmus

Answer 27

Hyperthyroidism / Grave's Disease

Question 28

Descending Muscle Weakness

Answer 28

Myasthenia Gravis (MG)

Question 28

Charcot's Triad (Fever, RUQ Pain, Jaundice)

Answer 28

Cholangitis

Question 29

Ascending Muscle Weakness

Answer 29

Gullain Barre Syndrome

Question 30

Homan's Sign

Answer 30

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Question 31

Vesicular Rash (Central to Distal) Dew Drop on Rose Petal

Answer 31

Chicken Pox

Question 32

Crushing Stubbing Pain relived by NTG

Answer 32

Angina

Question 33

Crushing Stubbing Pain radiating to Left Shoulder, Neck, Arms, unrelieved by NTG

Answer 33

Myocardial Infarction

Question 34

Inspiratory Stridor

Answer 34

Laryngotracheobronchitis

Question 35

3D's (Drooling, Dysphonia, Dysphagia)

Answer 35

Epiglotitis

Question 35

Sore Throat, Cervical Lymph Adenopathy, Fever

Answer 35

Infectious Mononucleosis

Question 36

Painless, progressive enlargement of Spleen & Lymph Tissues, Reed Stenberg Cells (Tumor Cells)

Answer 36

Hodgekin's Disease / Lymphoma

Question 37

Pill-Rolling Tremors

Answer 37

Parkinson's

Question 38

Expiratory Grunt

Answer 38

Fibrin Hyalin

Question 39

Salty Skin

Answer 39

Cystic Fibrosis

Question 40

3P's (Polyuria, Polydipsia, Polyphagia)

Answer 40

Diabetes Mellitus

Question 41

Kussmaul Breathing (Deep, Rapid RR)

Answer 41

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Question 42

4C's (Coughing, Choking, Cyanosis, Continuous Drooling)

Answer 42

Tracheoesophageal Fistula

Question 43

Painless Hematuria

Answer 43

Bladder Cancer

Question 44

Reduced Size & Force of Urine

Answer 44

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

Question 45

Nikolsky's Sign (Separation of Epidermis caused by Rubbing of the Skin)

Answer 45

Pemphigus Vulgaris

Question 46

Visual Floaters, Flashes of Light, and Curtain Vision

Answer 46

Retinal Detachment

Question 47

Painful vision loss, tunnel or gun barrel, halo vision (peripheral vision loss)

Answer 47

Glaucoma

Question 48

Painless vision loss, opacity of the lens, blurring of vision

Answer 48

Cataract

Question 49

Cat's Eye Reflex (Grayish Discoloration of Pupils)

Answer 49

Retino Blastoma

Question 50

Gower's Sign (Use of hands to push one's self from the floor)

Answer 50

Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy

Question 50

Coarse Facial Feature

Answer 50

Acromegaly

Question 51

Barret's Esophagus (Erosion of the lower portion of the esophageal mucosa)

Answer 51

GERD

Question 52

Flapping Tremors

Answer 52

Hepatic Encephalopathy

Question 53

Bossing Sign (Prominent Forehead)

Answer 53

Hydrocephalus

Question 54

Burning on Urination and Frequency of Urination

Answer 54

Cystitis

Question 55

Cushing's Triad (Hyper-Brady-Brady)

Answer 55

Increased ICP

Question 56

Hypo, Tachy, Tachy

Answer 56

Shock

Question 57

Vertigo, Tinnitus, Hearing Loss

Answer 57

Meniere's Disease

Question 58

Chvostek Sign & Trousseaus Sign

Answer 58

Hypocalcemia

Question 59

Recurrent Blood Diarrhea

Answer 59

Ulcerative Colitis

Question 60

Bull's Eye Rash

Answer 60

Lyme's Disease

Question 61

Otorrhea

Answer 61

Basilar Fracture

Question 62

Battle Sign & Racoon's Eye

Answer 62

Orbital Fracture

Question 63

Macewen's Sign (Crackpot sound)

Answer 63

Hydrocephalus

Question 64

Systolic Murmurs that is heard on 3rd-4th ICS for Pediatric Patients

Answer 64

Ventricular Septal Defects

Question 65

Machinery type of murmur at the middle of upper left sternal border

Answer 65

Patent Ductus Ateriosus / Patent Foramen Ovale

Question 66

Boot-Shaped Heart in Chest X-Ray

Answer 66

Tetralogy of Fallot

Question 67

Strawberry Tongue (Red Oral Mucosa)

Answer 67

Kawasaki Disease

Question 68

Respiratory Wheezing

Answer 68

Bronchial Asthma

Question 69

Thumb Sign on Lateral Neck (X-Ray)

Answer 69

Epiglottitis

Question 70

Steeple Sign on Anterior Neck (X-Ray)

Answer 70

Croup

Question 71

Hallmark sign of tension pneumothorax

Answer 71

tracheal deviation

Question 72

Charcot's Triad (SIN)

Answer 72

Multiple Sclerosis - Scanning Speech (Stacatto) - Intentional Tremors - Nystagmus

Question 73

Congestion

Answer 73

Weight Gain of >1 kg / 24 hours