Signs Flashcards
Beck’s triad
elevated JVP
low BP
muffled heart sounds
Ring sign CXR
Aortic dissection
Thunderclap headache
SAH
Swirl sign CT
Intracerebral haematoma
Cushing’s reflex
hypertension
bradycardia
(indicates coning)
Battle’s sign
basal skull fracture
Panda eyes
basal skull fracture
Curling’s ulcer
stress ulcers due to burns
Cushing’s ulcer
raised ICP
J wave ECG
hypothermia
beta-2-transferrin assay
CSF rhinorrhoea
Wrist drop
Radial nerve palsy
Claw hand
Ulnar nerve palsy
Froment’s sign to check which nerve
Adductor pollicis
deep branch of ulnar nerve
Winged scapula nerve injury
long thoracic nerve
Kussmaul’s sign
increased JVP on inspiration
Doughnut sign USS
Intussusception
Target sign USS
Intussusception
U wave ECG
hypokalaemia
Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
High calcitonin
Medullary thyroid CA
Coffee bean sign XR
Volvulus
Bird’s beak sign contrast enema
volvulus
Pupil down and out
CN III palsy
Hyper-segmented neutrophils
Megaloblastic anaemia
Apple green bifringence on Congo red staining
AA amyloid
Reed-sternerg cells with bi-lobed nuclei
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Sagging rope sign
Perthes’ disease
Onion skin reaction
Osteosarcoma/osteomyelitis
Armpit parasthesia
Intercostobrachial nerve injury