Neck Flashcards

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Q

Brudzinski

A

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

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2
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C-Spine

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Cervical spine (C1-C7)

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3
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Carotid bruit

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Turbulent blood flow heard with auscultation over the carotid artery. (Due to carotid narrowing or plaque)

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4
Q

Jugular vein distention

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JVD, sign of CHF

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5
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Kernigs

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

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6
Q

Lymphadenopathy

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Enlarged lymph nodes

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7
Q

Meningismus

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Stiff neck/signs of meningitis

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8
Q

Paraspinal tenderness

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Tenderness of the muscles next to the vertebrae

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9
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Supple

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Flexible, free-moving, not-stiff

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10
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Thyromegaly

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Enlarged thyroid

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11
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Trachea midline

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

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12
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Vertebral tenderness

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Bony tenderness directly over the vertebrae

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