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Tests, syndromes, etc that are named after dead guys
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Nursing
Graduate
03/11/2014

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Term
Brudzinski sign
Definition
Meningitis
Pulls legs up when neck is flexed.
Term
Kernig sign
Definition
Meningitis
Flex hip to 90 degrees. Pain when leg is extended
Term
Gower's Sign
Definition
A child with Muscular Dystrophy will put his hands on his knees when trying to stand, and will 'walk' his hands up his thighs for support.
Term
Ortolani maneuver
Definition
test neonate for hip dysplasia
Abduct hip and push from back
Term
Barlow maneuver
Definition
Test neonate for hip dysplasia
Bend knees and push down from top
Term
Galeazzi sign
Definition
Test neonate for hip dysplasia
flex hips 90 degrees, bend knees and compare height.
Term
FLEA criteria
Definition
Fever
Lack of cough
Exudate
Anterior cervical lymphadenopathy
Term
Kisselbach's triangle
Definition
Where to apply pressure on nosebleed
bony ridge of nose, at end of cartilage
Term
Auspitz sign
Definition
Blood droplets that appear on the wound bed when you remove psoriatic plaque
Term
String sign
Definition
Xray finding with pyloric stenosis
Term
Jones Criteria
Definition
Pediatric Rheumatic Fever
Must have 2 major signs or 1 major and 2 minors
Term
Still Murmur
Definition
benign, musical, systolic
Left ventricular outflow
Term
Beck's Triad
Definition
CHF
Narrow b/p, distant heart tones, JVD
Term
Erb's Pt
Definition
Apex - best place to hear mitral valve
Term
Russell's sign
Definition
Bruised knuckles
s/s eating ds.
Term
Brushfield spots
Definition
salt and pepper eyes
s/s Down syndrome
Term
Rovsing sign
Definition
pn in RLQ when pressing on LLQ
Term
Burtonian lines
Definition
Blue lines on gums r/t lead poisoning
Term
Goodell's sign
Definition
Softening of the cervix
Term
Hegar sign
Definition
softening of the cervico-uterine junction
Term
Chadwick's sign
Definition
Cervical cyanosis
Term
asherman syndrome
Definition
inflammation/adhesions of the female reproductive tract, may be r/t PID
Term
Pren's Test
Definition
elevating a painful scrotum toward the navel. if pain is relieved it suggests epididymitis. If not relieved it could signal testicular torsion
Term
Babinski
Definition
Plantar flexion when the bottom of the foot is raked.
Term
Romberg
Definition
stand with feet together and hands at side. close eyes and observe balance.
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