Signs and Triads

Question 1

Prehn’s Sign

Answer 1

Differentiates testicular torsion from acute epididymitis.

Negative Prehn's sign indicates no pain relief with lifting the affected testicle, which points towards testicular torsion.

Positive Prehn's sign indicates there is pain relief with lifting the affected testicle, which points towards epididymitis.

Question 2

Charcot’s cholangitis triad

Answer 2

Pain, fever, jaundice

Ascending cholangitis

Question 3

Cushing’s Triad of Increased Intracranial Pressure

Answer 3

Bradycardia, Bradypnea, Hypertension

head injuries

Question 4

Female athlete triad

Answer 4

eating disorders, amenorrhoea, decreased bone mineral density

Question 5

O’ Donoghue Triad

Answer 5

Twisting force in a weight bearing knee joint causes injury to Medial collateral ligament, Anterior cruciate ligament, Medial meniscus

Question 6

Virchow’s triad

Answer 6

Stasis, Hypercoagulability, Vessel injury

venous thrombosis

Question 7

Pentad of: Microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia, Fever, Disturbed neurological function, Renal failure, Thrombocytopenia

Answer 7

TTP

Question 8

Courvoisier’s sign

Answer 8

the presence of an enlarged gallbladder which is nontender and accompanied with mild jaundice the cause is unlikely to be gallstone

Question 9

What has a triad of: fever, nuchal rigidity and change in mental status (lethargy most common)?

Answer 9

meningitis

Question 10

What has a triad of: fever, headache and focal deficit?

Answer 10

brain abscess