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Question 1

Name the “Sign” and which disease is it checking.

Palpates the upper right quadrant abdomen, patient inhales. If the patient feels pain and is unable to take a full breath, Positive

Rebound tenderness, aka ______

pain elicited in the right lower quadrant with palpation pressure in the left lower quadrant

Answer 1

Murphys signs
Palpates the upper right quadrant abdomen, patient inhales. If the patient feels pain and is unable to take a full breath, Positive.
Murphy’s sign
Cholecystitis

Rebound tenderness, aka ______
Blumberg sign
Peritonitis / appendicitis

pain elicited in the right lower quadrant with palpation pressure in the left lower quadrant
Rovsing sign.
Appendicitis

Question 2

Patient presents with severe headache, neck stiffness, photophobia. The nurse notes positive Kernigs signs. What condition?

1. Migraine
2. Meningitis
3. Subarchnoid Hemorrhage
4. Encephalitis

Answer 2

Meningitis

Kernigs: Supine patient puts knees at 90° and is unable to straighten them

brudzinski: Supine Dr. Pulls on back of patients head and illicts knee extension