CEN Signs

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Ballance Sign
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Ballance Sign
Resonance over right flank with patient lying on left side (spleen rupture)
Battle's Sign
eccymotic area over or behind mastoid process or visible blood behind the tympanic membrane (indicated basilar skull fracture)
Blumberg Sign
pain upon abrupt release of steady pressure over ABD lesion
Brudzinski's Sign
bending of neck produces flexion of knee and hip
Chvostek's Sign
contraction of facial muscles when face tapped at angle of jaw (tetany)
Coopernails Sign
bruising of the scrotum, labia, perineum (fx pelvis)
Corrigan's Sign
abrupt dissension and collapse of carotid arteries as a sign indicating aortic incompetence.
Cullen's Sign
bruising around the umbilicus (hemmorhagic pancreatitis, ectopic pregnancy)
Demusset's Sign
head bob's in synchrony with each heartbeat. Occurs with severe aortic regurgitation and hyperkinetic heart states with large SV.
Dressler's syndrome
post MI pericarditis
Eisenmenger's syndromeventricular septal defect with pulmonary HTN and cyanosis due to right-to-left shunt.Grey-Turnersbruising of the flank area (seen in pancreatitis and severe ABD injury)Halstead's Signmarbled appearance of the ABDHill's Signdisproportionate femoral systolic hypertensionJaneway's lesionspetechial lesions (not painful) on the hands and feet (endocarditis)Kehr's Signreferred left shoulder pain (spleen)Kernig's Signcontraction & pain of hamstring muscles occurs after flexion & extension of leg (meningitis)Kussmaul Signa paradoxic JVP increase during inspiration (seen in constrictive pericarditis and severe right-sided heart failure)Levine's SignClenching of fist to chest during anginaMarkle's Signhave pt stand on tiptoes the let body weight fall quickly onto the heels. Positive if abdominal pain increases (peritoneal inflammation)McBurney's Pointfound in RLQ between umbilicus and right iliac crest (appendicitis)Murphy's Signinability to take deep breaths during palpation beneath right costal arch below hepatic margin (cholecystitis)OpisthotonoSAn ominous neurological sign of abnormal posturing characterized by rigidity and severe arching of the back, with the head thrown backwards (more in infants & pedi: occurs in meningitis, especially in infants; also seen in severe brain & spine injuries)Osler's nodespainful raised lesions to finger tips (endocarditis)Prehn's signis used to discriminate between bacterial epididymitis and testicular torsion. Scrotal elevation relieves pain in epididymitis.Quincke Signalternating blanching & flushing of the nail bed with each pulseRoth's spotswhite spots on retina (endocarditis)Rovsing's SignLLQ pressure with intensify RLQ pain (appendicitis)Saegesser's Signneck pain related to phrenic nerve irritationSplinter HemmorhagesSeen on nail beds in endocarditisStellwag'sinfrequent or incomplete clinking (graves disease)Trousseau's Signcarpal spasms after BP cuff inflated on arm (tetany)Virchow's triadStasis of blood (damage to vessel, change in flow, hypercoagulation; venous thrombosis)Beck's TriadJVD, Decreased BP, distant heart sounds (traumatic injuries to the heart; cardiac tamponade)Cushing's Responsea compensatory response to provide adequate CPP: 1. A rising SBP 2. Widening pulse pressure 3. Bradycardia An early sign of ICPCushing's TriadSigns of late brainstem dysfunction: 1. Hypertension (with a wide pulse pressure) 2. bradycardia 3. Abnormal respiratory pattern