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Brudzinski sign
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Neck pain elicited by flexing neck downward "chin to chest";sign of meningitis
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Meningitis
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is inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges.
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Carotid bruit
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turbulent blood flow heard from ausculating over the carotid artery. Due to narrowing in the artery.
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Auscultating
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act of listening
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JVD
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Jugular Venous Distention (CHF [Congestive Heart Failure]indicator)...Neck pain elicited by flexing hip "knee to chest"; sign of meningitis
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Kernig's sign
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symptom of meningitis; patient cannot extend the leg at the knee when the thigh is flexed because of stiffness in the hamstrings
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Lymphadenopathy
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enlarged lymph nodes
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Meningismus
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stiff neck
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Supple
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free moving, full range of motion
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Thryomegaly
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enlarged thyroid
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