Tests

Question 1

Markle sign

Answer 1

pain elicited by having the patient drop from standing on the toes to the heels

Found in acute appendicitis

Question 2

Cullen’s sign

Answer 2

superficial edema and bruising in the subcutaneous fatty tissue around the umbilicus

Question 3

Murphys sign

Answer 3

pt is asked to breath in and the examiner palpate

positive for cholecystitis

Question 4

Blumberg sign

Answer 4

rebound tenderness

Question 5

Pain in the right lower quadrant during application of pressure to the left side of the abdomen is a

Answer 5

Rovsing sign

appendicitis

Question 6

A 30-year-old male presents with generalized abdominal pain. With flexion of the legs at the hip an increase in his abdominal pain is noted. This finding elicited a positive

Answer 6

psoas sign

Question 7

When assessing the liver, have the patient inhale while palpating

Answer 7

approximately 3 cm below the right costal region in the midclavicular line