Neck

Question 1

Brudzinski

Answer 1

Neck pain elicited by flexing neck. Hips and knees flex in response to the neck being flexed; sign of meningitis

Question 2

C-spine

Answer 2

Cervical spine (C1-C7)

Question 3

Carotid bruit

Answer 3

Turbulent blood flow heard w/auscultation over the carotid artery. (due to carotid narrowing or plaque)

Question 4

Jugular vein distension

Answer 4

JVD, sign of CHF

Question 5

Kernigs

Answer 5

Neck pain elicited by flexing hip. Stiff hamstrings/ inability to straighten the leg when the hip is flexed; a sign of meningitis

Question 6

Lymphadenopathy

Answer 6

Enlarged lymph nodes

Question 7

Meningismus

Answer 7

Stiff neck/signs of meningitis

Question 8

Paraspinal tenderness

Answer 8

tenderness of the muscles next to the vertebrae

Question 9

Supple

Answer 9

Flexible, free-moving, not-stiff

Question 10

Thyromegaly

Answer 10

Enlarged thyroid

Question 11

Trachea midline

Answer 11

No deviation of trachea (deviates to unaffected side in pneumothorax)

Question 12

Vertebral tenderness

Answer 12

Bony tenderness directly over the vertebrae