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MRCS PART A > Signs > Flashcards

Signs Flashcards

1
Q

Beck’s triad

A

elevated JVP
low BP
muffled heart sounds

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2
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Ring sign CXR

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Aortic dissection

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3
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Thunderclap headache

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SAH

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4
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Swirl sign CT

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Intracerebral haematoma

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5
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Cushing’s reflex

A

hypertension
bradycardia
(indicates coning)

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6
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Battle’s sign

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basal skull fracture

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7
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Panda eyes

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basal skull fracture

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8
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Curling’s ulcer

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stress ulcers due to burns

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9
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Cushing’s ulcer

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raised ICP

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10
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J wave ECG

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hypothermia

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11
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beta-2-transferrin assay

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CSF rhinorrhoea

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12
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Wrist drop

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Radial nerve palsy

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13
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Claw hand

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Ulnar nerve palsy

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14
Q

Froment’s sign to check which nerve

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Adductor pollicis

deep branch of ulnar nerve

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15
Q

Winged scapula nerve injury

A

long thoracic nerve

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16
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Kussmaul’s sign

A

increased JVP on inspiration

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17
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Doughnut sign USS

A

Intussusception

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18
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Target sign USS

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Intussusception

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19
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U wave ECG

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hypokalaemia

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20
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Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies

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Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

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21
Q

High calcitonin

A

Medullary thyroid CA

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22
Q

Coffee bean sign XR

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Volvulus

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23
Q

Bird’s beak sign contrast enema

A

volvulus

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24
Q

Pupil down and out

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CN III palsy

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25
Q

Hyper-segmented neutrophils

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Megaloblastic anaemia

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26
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Apple green bifringence on Congo red staining

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AA amyloid

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27
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Reed-sternerg cells with bi-lobed nuclei

A

Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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28
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Sagging rope sign

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Perthes’ disease

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29
Q

Onion skin reaction

A

Osteosarcoma/osteomyelitis

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30
Q

Armpit parasthesia

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Intercostobrachial nerve injury

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31
Q

Halo sign mammogram

A

Breast cyst

32
Q

Double bubble sign AXR

A

duodenal atresia

33
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Air fluid level midline shadow in child CXR

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Bronchogenic cyst

34
Q

Oval fat bodies urine

A

minimal change disease

35
Q

Radioopaque renal stones

A

calcium oxalate
calcium phosphate
struvite (slightly)

36
Q

Retrograde ejaculation following prostatectomy

A

bladder neck damage

37
Q

Perineum injury + butterfly haematoma

A

Buck’s fascia injury

38
Q

Perineum injury + swelling of scrotum during micturition

A

spongy urethra injury

39
Q

Perineum injury + perineal haematoma + bleeding from external urethral meatus + anuria

A

bulbar urethral injury

40
Q

Pelvic injury + high riding prostate on PR

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membranous urethral injury

41
Q

Clear cells histology

A

RCC

42
Q

Pink serosanguinous fluid through closed abdo wound

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abdo wound dehiscence

43
Q

Urine muddy brown casts

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acute tubular necrosis

44
Q

Chvostek’s sign

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twitching of facial muscle when tapping facial nerve

45
Q

Trousseau’s sign

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spasm of fingers and wrist when sphygmomanometer cuff tightened around arm for 3 mins at 10-20mm Hg higher than SBP

46
Q

U waves ECG

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Hypokalaemia

47
Q

Orphan Annie nuclei histology

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Papillary thyroid CA

48
Q

Koebner phenomenon

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skin lesions appearing at the site of injury

49
Q

Neutrophil polymorphs histology

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Acute inflammation

50
Q

Onion-peel sign XR

A

Ewing’s sarcoma

51
Q

Soap bubble XR joint

A

Osteoclastoma

52
Q

Klatskin tumour

A

hilar cholangiocarcinoma

53
Q

apple green bifringence with polarised light histology

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amyloidosis

54
Q

tortuous corkscrew shaped collateral vessels on angiography

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Buergers disease

55
Q

Bird’s beak Ba swallow

A

Achalasia

56
Q

Corkscrew oesophagus manometry

A

Diffuse oesophageal spasm

57
Q

Rovsing’s sign

A

palpation of LIF causes pain in RIF - appendicitis

58
Q

Psoas stretch sign

A

R thigh passively extended with patient on side with knees extended – pain = acute retrocaecal appendicitis

59
Q

Boas’ sign

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hyperesthesia beneath right scapula - cholecystitis

60
Q

Murphy’s sign

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catch breath on palpation of lower edge of liver during inspiration - cholecystitis

61
Q

Cullen’s sign

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peri umbilical bruising - pancreatitis/intra abdo haemorrhage

62
Q

Grey-Turner’s sign

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bruising in flanks - pancreatitis/retroperitoneal haemorrhage

63
Q

Rigler’s sign XR

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gas on both sides of bowel wall

64
Q

Howell-Jolly bodies blood film

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Splenectomy

65
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Pappenheimer bodies blood film

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Splenectomy

66
Q

Target cells/poikilocytes blood film

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Splenectomy

67
Q

Charcot’s triad

A

fever
RUQ pain
jaundice

68
Q

Trousseau’s sign

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migratory superficial thrombophlebitis

69
Q

weakly positively bifringent rhomboid shaped crystals histology

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Pseudogout

70
Q

PIPJ swelling

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Bouchard’s nodes

71
Q

DIPJ swelling

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Heberden’s nodes

72
Q

strongly negatively bifringent urate crystals histology

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gout

73
Q

Hill-Sachs defect

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anterior shoulder dislocation

74
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Bankart lesion

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anterior shoulder dislocation

75
Q

Reed-sternberg cells

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Hodgkin’s lymphoma

76
Q

CD20

A

B cell lymphoma

MRCS PART A (18 decks)

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