Assessment tests

Question 1

Mulder’s sign

Answer 1

a clicking sensation that occurs when palpating the involved interspace while simultaneously squeezing the metatarsal joints

Question 2

Finkelstein’s test

Answer 2

used to assess for de Quervain’s tendosynovitis

Question 3

painful arc test

Answer 3

used when evaluating a shoulder injury

Question 4

Apley’s test

Answer 4

used to assess for meniscal injury.

Question 5

Dix-Hallpike maneuver

Answer 5

Used to assess for BPPV

Question 6

Grey Turner’s sign

Answer 6

ecchymosis along the flank) may be noted in some patients with acute pancreatitis, suggesting the presence of retroperitoneal bleeding in the setting of pancreatic necrosis.

Question 7

Cullen’s sign

Answer 7

ecchymotic discoloration in the periumbilical region

Generally found with pancreatitis

Question 8

Murphy’s Sign

Answer 8

Palpation to RUQ, patient has pain with inspiration when the gallbladder moves down and pushes against the hand