Signs On pE Flashcards by Liz Hughes | Brainscape

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Blumberg’s Sign

A

Rebound tenderness

Negative in Diverticulitis

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Obturator sign

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+ Appendicitis

RLQ pain with flexing of the right hip

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Psoas Sign

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+ Appendicitis

RLQ pain when pt extends their right hip or flexes it against resistance while lying on their left side

Lifting right leg with straight against resistance elicits pain

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Murphys Sign

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+ Cholecystitis

Pt exhale while applying pressure to the RUQ, then ask pt to exhale. Positive if pt experiences pain exhale.

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Chvostek & Trousseau sign

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Acute Pancreatitis

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Chvostek & Trousseau sign

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Acute Pancreatitis

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