Triads

Question 1

Beck’s Triad

Answer 1

Muffled heart sounds
Distended veins
Hypotension

Indicates cardiac tamponade

Question 2

Charcot’s neurological triad

Answer 2

Scanning speech
Intention tremor
Nystagmus

Indicates multiple sclerosis

Question 3

Cushings triad

Answer 3

Bradycardia
Irregular breathing
Hypertension

Increased ICP

Question 4

Lethal triad (trauma triad of death)

Answer 4

Coagulopathy
Hypothermia
Acidosis

Indicates impending death

Question 5

Virchow’s triad

Answer 5

Stasis
Hypercoagulability
Vessel injury (phlebitis)

Indicates: venous thrombosis

Question 6

Murphy’s Triad

Answer 6

Pain
Vomiting
Fever

Indicates: acute appendicitis

Question 7

Triad of aortic stenosis

Answer 7

Chest pain
Heart failure
Syncope

Indicates: aortic stenosis

Question 8

Triad of Wernicke Encephalopathy

Answer 8

Ataxia (loss of voluntary muscle coordination)
Confusion
Opthalmoplegia (weak/ paralyzed ocular muscles)

Indication: Wernicke’s encephalopathy
— caused by exhaustion of vitamin b, particularly thiamine (vitamin B1)