Signs That Speak Volumes

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1. You are treating a patient with abdominal pain, and you notice that there is what appears to be a bruise around the umbilicus (belly button). What is the name of this sign? Grey-Turner sign Beau's Line Dance's sign Cullen's sign

2. Your next call is to a patient with a severe headache, who is photophobic and very nauseous. Your initial thought is migraine, but to be thorough you ask the patient to put his chin on his chest. Oddly enough, when he does this, he brings his legs up too, although you didn't aske him to move his legs. What is this sign called? Chip sign Kernig's sign Brudzinski's sign Cullen's sign

3. Something I do unconsciously in people I meet is look at the ear lobes. I don't like earrings, I do this for a reason. Some people have creases across their ear lobes because that is just normal for them. However, for some other people, it can indicate something else. What may an earlobe crease indicate? Decreased risk of diabetes mellitus Decreased risk of coronary atherosclerosis Increased risk of coronary atherosclerosis Increased risk of diabetes mellitus

4. Patients who present with abdominal pain have a whole range of potential illnesses or injuries. I have taken a patient to the hospital with pain to the tip of the left shoulder as well as abdominal pain. The patient has no history of trauma to the shoulder, but they do have a history of trauma to the abdominal area. Which sign is involves shoulder tip pain in a patient with acute abdominal pain? Cullen's sign Kehr's sign Grey-Turner's sign Fakers sign - they can't possibly have both

5. While I'm in the Emergency Department, I notice a doctor lifting the leg of a patient who is lying supine (supine means lying on your back), and the doctor is asking the patient if this action hurts. The patient states that this hurts a lot, even when their leg isn't being lifted very far. The doctor is only a junior doctor, so I volunteer to act as a comparison for him. When he lifts my legs up, it doesn't hurt at all. What sign did the patient with the pain exhibit? Lasegue's sign Kernig's sign Kehr's sign McMurray's sign

6. Yet another patient with abdominal pain. There are no bruises that I can see, so I ask the patient if I can palpate (feel or press) his stomach. Since the patient is complaining of pain in the Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ), I check the other three areas first. When I am pressing his RUQ, I ask the patient to breathe in. He breathes in slowly and deeply, however he stops breathing in for a second because it hurts so much. What sign did this patient just display? Murphy's sign Nikolsky sign McMurray's sign Osler's sign

7. The next patient I am called to has very obvious bruise rings around her eyes - in fact, she looks kind of like a certain animal. Which sign am I seeing in this patient? Moose sign Panda sign Beaver sign Raccoon sign

8. The next patient is extremely cold. I've taken his temperature, and it is only 34 degrees Celsius. Irrespective of why or how the patient has become this cold, what cardiac disturbance should I be very concerned about and vigilant for? Ventricular Fibrillation (VF) Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs) Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Junctional Escape rhythms

9. I've seen police officers ask a person to stand at attention (stiff and upright with the heels together) and get ask if they could close their eyes as a test for intoxication. If the person sways or falls over, this can be seen as a positive indication that the person tested is intoxicated. This too has a name. What is the name of this particular sign? Rope sign Romberg's sign Romana's sign Rogoff's sign

10. Some people who visit the FunTrivia site may need to go and see a doctor about possible carpal tunnel syndrome (I may yet be one). As a test for this, the doctor may ask the patient to flex the wrists. You are considered to have tested positive if you displayed which sign if this act becomes painful in less than 1 minute? Phalen's sign Patrick's sign Tinel's sign McMurray's sign