Surg Recall Section 1:sings, syndromes, stiches and more Flashcards
What is Ballance’s sign and what does it indicate?
Constant dullness to percussion in left flank/LUQ and resonance to percussion in right flank
Splenic rupture/hematoma
What is Battle’s sign and what does it indicate?
Ecchymosis over mastoid process
Basilar skull fracture
What is Beck’s triad and what does it indicate?
JVD, decreased/muffled heart sounds, decreased bp
Cardiac tamponade
What is Blumer’s shelf and what does it indicate?
Palpable anterior “shelf” on rectal exam
Metastasis to rectouterine or rectovesical pouch
What is Carcinoid triad and what does it indicate?
Flushing, diarrhea, right sided heart failure
Carcinoid syndrome
What is Charcot’s triad and what does it indicate?
Fever/chills, jaundice, RUQ pain
Cholangitis
What is Chvostek’s sign and what does it indicate?
Twitching of facial muscles upon tapping facial nerve
Hypocalcemia
What is Courvoisuer’s sign and what does it indicate?
Enlarged palpable non-tender gallbladder
Obstruction of common bile duct most commonly seen with pancreatic cancer
What is Cullen’s sign and what does it indicate?
Eccymosis Of periumbilical area
Retroperitoneal hemorrhage
What is Cushing’s triad and what does it indicate?
Htn, bradycardia, irregular respirations
Increased intracranial pressure
What is Howship-Romberg sign and what does it indicate?
Pain along inner thigh
Obturator hernia
What is Meckel’s diverticulitis rule of 2s?
2% of population
2% are symptomatic
Occurs within 2 feet of the ileocecal valve
What is the triad of sx for pheochromocytoma?
Palpitations
Headache
Episodic diaphoresis
What do raccoon eyes indicate?
Basilar skull fracture
What is Rovsing’s sign and what does it indicate?
Referee rebound tenderness (left pressure causes right lower pain)
Appendicitis
