signs

Question 1

Cullen sign

Answer 1

bruising around the umbilicus (periumbilical ecchymosis) indicated intraperitoneal hemorrhage.

Question 2

Grey turner sign

Answer 2

bruising along the side of the abdomen (flank ecchymosis) indicates retroperitoneal hemorrhage.

Question 3

murphy’s sign

Answer 3

pain just below the right costal margin on inspiration with palpitation, indicative of cholecystitis

Question 4

Kehr’s sign

Answer 4

pain in the tip of the shoulder due to presence of blood or other irritants in the peritoneal cavity when a person is lying down with the legs elevated, a symptom of ruptured spleen.

Question 5

Homan sign

Answer 5

pain and tenderness of the calf muscle on dorsiflexion of the foot, signifies deep vein thrombosis

Question 6

Mcburney’s point/sign

Answer 6

a point in the right side of the abdomen that is one third the distance from the anterior superior iliac spine to the umbilicus (navel), this is an approximate location of the appendix.

Question 7

Lhermitte sign

Answer 7

strange electric sensation down the spine or extremities when the head is flexed forward, Indicative of multiple sclerosis.

Question 8

Dunphy sign

Answer 8

severe abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant when coughing, in evaluation for peritonitis.

Question 9

rovsing sign

Answer 9

deep palpation left lower abdominal quadrant, the PT will then have right lower abdominal pain (appendicitis/ peritonitis.

Question 10

kernigs sign

Answer 10

Flexing the thighs at the hips at 90 degrees, assessing if extension at the knees is painful or meets resistance. significant for irritated meninges or subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Question 11

Brudzinski sign

Answer 11

positive if individual involuntary flexes their hips and knees after voluntary neck flexion, significant for meningeal irritation.