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9 Cards in this Set
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Blumberg sign
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Rebound tenderness at point of pressure
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Markle sign
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Stand on toes and drop to heels. Sudden jar causes pain if peritonitis is present.
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Murphy's Sign
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Palpate under liver and instruct pt to take deep breath. Sudden pain upon inspiration in sign of cholecysitis or liver inflammation.
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McBurney's Sign
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Pain between umbilicus and ASIS. Positive refers to appendicitis.
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Rovsing Sign
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Rebound tenderness but not at point of pressure.
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Osler's Nodes
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Bacterial endocarditis. small infarcts in fingers due to infectious emboli from an infected left heart valve (most commonly the mitral valve).
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Virchow's node
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Supraclavicular lymph node on left. Sign of metastatic GI cancer.
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Iliopsoas Sign
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Pt. lays on left side and flexes and extends right leg. Pain during movement is sign of peritonitis and appendicitis.
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Obturator Sign
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Patient lies in supine position and flexes hip and knee joint. Pain or tenderness refers to peritonitis or appendicitis.
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