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Pathognomonic Signs Flashcards

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Low-Grade Afternoon Fever

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PTB (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)

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Rusty Sputum

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Pneumonia

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Wheezing on Expiration

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Asthma

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Barrel Chest

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Emphysema

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5
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Strawberry Tongue

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Kawasaki Syndrome

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Red Beefy Tongue

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Pernicious Anemia

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Protruding Tongue

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Down Syndrome

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Rice Watery Stool

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Cholera

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Stepladder like Fever with Chills

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Malaria

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Rose Spots in the Abdomen

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Typhoid

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Psuedo Membrane Formation

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Diptheria

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Koplic’s Spots (red spots with blue center, usually in the mouth)

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Measles

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Butterfly Rashes

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SLE

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14
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Spider-like Varices

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Liver Cirrhosis

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Lioning Face

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Leprosy

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15
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Chipmunk Face

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Bulimia

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16
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Petechiae or (+) Herman’s Sign

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Dengue

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17
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Rebound Tenderness

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Appendicitis

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18
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Cullen’s Sign (Ecchymosis of umbilicus); (+) Grey Turners Spot

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Pancreatitis

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19
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Kernig’s Sign (leg flex then leg pain on extension), and Brudzinkski’s Sign (neck flex = lower leg flex)

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Meningitis

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20
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Hypocalcemia (+) Trousseau’s Sign / Carpopedal Spasm; Chvostek Sign (Facial Spasm)

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Tetany

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21
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Risus Sardonicus

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Tetanus

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22
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Olive-like Mass

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Pyloric Stenosis

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23
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Moon Face appearance and Buffalo Hump

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Cushing’s Syndrome

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24
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Machine like murmur

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Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)

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25
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Bronze-like Skin Pigmentation

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Addison’s Disease

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Sausage Shaped Mass, Dance Sign (empty portion of RLQ)

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Intussusception

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27
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Exopthalmus

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Hyperthyroidism / Grave’s Disease

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28
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Descending Muscle Weakness

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Myasthenia Gravis (MG)

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28
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Charcot’s Triad (Fever, RUQ Pain, Jaundice)

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Cholangitis

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29
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Ascending Muscle Weakness

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Gullain Barre Syndrome

30
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Homan’s Sign

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Deep Vein Thrombosis

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Vesicular Rash (Central to Distal) Dew Drop on Rose Petal

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Chicken Pox

32
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Crushing Stubbing Pain relived by NTG

33
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Crushing Stubbing Pain radiating to Left Shoulder, Neck, Arms, unrelieved by NTG

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Myocardial Infarction

34
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Inspiratory Stridor

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Laryngotracheobronchitis

35
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3D’s (Drooling, Dysphonia, Dysphagia)

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Epiglotitis

35
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Sore Throat, Cervical Lymph Adenopathy, Fever

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Infectious Mononucleosis

36
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Painless, progressive enlargement of Spleen & Lymph Tissues, Reed Stenberg Cells (Tumor Cells)

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Hodgekin’s Disease / Lymphoma

37
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Pill-Rolling Tremors

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Parkinson’s

38
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Expiratory Grunt

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Fibrin Hyalin

39
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Salty Skin

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Cystic Fibrosis

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3P’s (Polyuria, Polydipsia, Polyphagia)

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Diabetes Mellitus

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Kussmaul Breathing (Deep, Rapid RR)

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Diabetic Ketoacidosis

42
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4C’s (Coughing, Choking, Cyanosis, Continuous Drooling)

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Tracheoesophageal Fistula

43
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Painless Hematuria

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Bladder Cancer

44
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Reduced Size & Force of Urine

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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

45
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Nikolsky’s Sign (Separation of Epidermis caused by Rubbing of the Skin)

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Pemphigus Vulgaris

46
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Visual Floaters, Flashes of Light, and Curtain Vision

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Retinal Detachment

47
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Painful vision loss, tunnel or gun barrel, halo vision (peripheral vision loss)

48
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Painless vision loss, opacity of the lens, blurring of vision

49
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Cat’s Eye Reflex (Grayish Discoloration of Pupils)

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Retino Blastoma

50
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Gower’s Sign (Use of hands to push one’s self from the floor)

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Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy

50
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Coarse Facial Feature

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Acromegaly

51
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Barret’s Esophagus (Erosion of the lower portion of the esophageal mucosa)

52
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Flapping Tremors

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Hepatic Encephalopathy

53
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Bossing Sign (Prominent Forehead)

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Hydrocephalus

54
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Burning on Urination and Frequency of Urination

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Cushing’s Triad (Hyper-Brady-Brady)

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Increased ICP

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Hypo, Tachy, Tachy

57
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Vertigo, Tinnitus, Hearing Loss

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Meniere’s Disease

58
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Chvostek Sign & Trousseaus Sign

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Hypocalcemia

59
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Recurrent Blood Diarrhea

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Ulcerative Colitis

60
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Bull’s Eye Rash

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Lyme’s Disease

61
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Otorrhea

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Basilar Fracture

62
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Battle Sign & Racoon’s Eye

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Orbital Fracture

63
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Macewen’s Sign (Crackpot sound)

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Hydrocephalus

64
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Systolic Murmurs that is heard on 3rd-4th ICS for Pediatric Patients

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Ventricular Septal Defects

65
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Machinery type of murmur at the middle of upper left sternal border

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Patent Ductus Ateriosus / Patent Foramen Ovale

66
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Boot-Shaped Heart in Chest X-Ray

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Tetralogy of Fallot

67
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Strawberry Tongue (Red Oral Mucosa)

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Kawasaki Disease

68
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Respiratory Wheezing

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Bronchial Asthma

69
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Thumb Sign on Lateral Neck (X-Ray)

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Epiglottitis

70
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Steeple Sign on Anterior Neck (X-Ray)

71
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Hallmark sign of tension pneumothorax

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tracheal deviation

72
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Charcot’s Triad (SIN)

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Multiple Sclerosis

  • Scanning Speech (Stacatto)
  • Intentional Tremors
  • Nystagmus
73
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Congestion

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Weight Gain of >1 kg / 24 hours

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