Exam signs

Question 1

What is the characteristic symptom associated with the Aaron Sign?
a. Sharp pain in the right lower abdomen
b. Pain or pressure in the epigastrium with pressure on McBurney point
c. Left shoulder pain with supine positioning
d. Yellow discoloration of the umbilical region

Answer 1

b. Pain or pressure in the epigastrium with pressure on McBurney point

Question 2

What does the Bassler Sign indicate?
a. Pain during deep inspiration
b. Pain created by compressing the appendix
c. Palpable gallbladder in the presence of jaundice
d. Extreme lower abdominal pain during movement of the cervix

Answer 2

b. Pain created by compressing the appendix

Question 3

Which of the following describes the Blumberg Sign?
a. Increased pulse with palpation of a painful abdomen
b. Sharp pain during deep breathing
c. Transient abdominal wall rebound tenderness
d. Loss of abdominal tenderness with muscle contraction

Answer 3

c. Transient abdominal wall rebound tenderness

Question 4

When is the Carnett Sign positive?
a. When the abdomen is tender during deep inspiration
b. When there is yellow discoloration of the umbilical region
c. When there is loss of abdominal tenderness with muscle contraction
d. When the abdomen remains tender when abdominal wall muscles are contracted

Answer 4

c. When there is loss of abdominal tenderness with muscle contraction

Question 5

What is the key symptom associated with the Chandelier Sign?
a. Extreme pain in the epigastrium
b. Extreme lower abdominal and pelvic pain with movement of the cervix.
c. Sharp pain during external thigh rotation
d. Pain during gentle traction of the testicle

Answer 5

b. Extreme lower abdominal and pelvic pain with movement of the cervix.

Question 6

What symptoms are associated with the Charcot Sign?
a. Transient abdominal wall rebound tenderness
b. Intermittent right upper abdominal pain, jaundice, and fever
c. Varicose veins at the umbilicus
d. Loss of abdominal tenderness with muscle contraction

Answer 6

b. Intermittent right upper abdominal pain, jaundice, and fever

Question 7

What is indicated by the Claybrook Sign?
a. Accentuation of breath and cardiac sounds through the abdominal wall
b. Extreme lower abdominal pain during cervical motion
c. Palpable gallbladder in the presence of jaundice
d. Increased pulse with palpation of a painful abdomen

Answer 7

a. Accentuation of breath and cardiac sounds through the abdominal wall

Question 8

What does a positive Courvoisier Sign suggest?
a. Sharp pain during deep breathing
b. Palpable gallbladder in the presence of jaundice.
c. Varicose veins at the umbilicus
d. Periumbilical bruising

Answer 8

b. Palpable gallbladder in the presence of jaundice.

Question 9

What is characteristic of the Cruveilhier Sign?
a. Varicose veins at the umbilicus (caput medusae).
b. Abdominal wall mass crossing the midline
c. Extreme pain in the epigastrium
d. Pain during gentle traction of the testicle

Answer 9

a. Varicose veins at the umbilicus (caput medusae).

Question 10

What is the primary symptom associated with the Cullen Sign?
a. Left shoulder pain with supine positioning
b. Extreme lower abdominal pain during cervical motion
c. Periumbilical bruising
d. Pain during deep inspiration

Answer 10

c. Periumbilical bruising

Question 11

When does the Danforth Sign occur?
a. During external thigh rotation
b. With palpation of a painful abdomen
c. During cervical motion
d. Shoulder pain on inspiration.

Answer 11

d. Shoulder pain on inspiration.

Question 12

What characterizes a positive Fothergill Sign?
a. Sharp pain in the right lower abdomen
b. Abdominal wall mass that remains palpable with muscle contraction
c. Increased pulse with palpation of a painful abdomen
d. Varicose veins at the umbilicus

Answer 12

b. Abdominal wall mass that remains palpable with muscle contraction

Question 13

What does the Grey Turner Sign indicate?
a. Local areas of discoloration around the umbilicus and flanks
b. Loss of abdominal tenderness with muscle contraction
c. Sharp pain during external thigh rotation
d. Pain during gentle traction of the testicle

Answer 13

a. Local areas of discoloration around the umbilicus and flanks

Question 14

What provokes pain in the Iliopsoas Sign?
a. Elevation and extension of the leg against resistance
b. Sharp pain in the right lower abdomen
c. Extreme lower abdominal pain during cervical motion
d. Increased pulse with palpation of a painful abdomen

Answer 14

a. Elevation and extension of the leg against resistance

Question 15

What is the key feature of the Kehr Sign?
a. Left shoulder pain with supine positioning
b. Intermittent right upper abdominal pain, jaundice, and fever
c. Pain during deep inspiration
d. Sharp pain during external thigh rotation

Answer 15

a. Left shoulder pain with supine positioning

Question 16

What happens with a positive Mannkopf Sign?
a. Increased pulse with palpation of a painful abdomen
b. Loss of abdominal tenderness with muscle contraction
c. Periumbilical bruising
d. Pain during cervical motion

Answer 16

a. Increased pulse with palpation of a painful abdomen

Question 17

What is assessed with the Murphy Sign?
a. Loss of abdominal tenderness with muscle contraction
b. Pain during gentle traction of the testicle
c. Pain caused by inspiration while applying pressure to the right upper abdomen
d. Sharp pain in the right lower abdomen

Answer 17

c. Pain caused by inspiration while applying pressure to the right upper abdomen

Question 18

When is the Obturator Sign positive?
a. With palpation of a painful abdomen
b. Pain during cervical motion
c. Elevation and extension of the leg against resistance
d. Flexion with external rotation of the right thigh while supine creates hypogastric pain.

Answer 18

d. Flexion with external rotation of the right thigh while supine creates hypogastric pain.

Question 19

What does a positive Ransohoff Sign involve?
a. Increased pulse with palpation of a painful abdomen
b. Loss of abdominal tenderness with muscle contraction
c. Yellow discoloration of the umbilical region
d. Pain at McBurney point when compressing the left lower abdomen

Answer 19

c. Yellow discoloration of the umbilical region

Question 20

What characterizes the Roving Sign (Ten Horn Sign)?
a. Pain at McBurney point when compressing the left lower abdomen.
b. Local areas of discoloration around the umbilicus and flanks
c. Loss of abdominal tenderness with muscle contraction
d. Pain during deep inspiration

Answer 20

a. Pain at McBurney point when compressing the left lower abdomen.