NURS 5220 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | NEW UPDATE 2025

NURS 5220 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | GRADED
A+ | NEW UPDATE 2025

Aaron sign - ANSWER Pain or distress occurs in the area of the patient's heart
or stomach on palpation of McBurney's point
Appendicitis


Ballance sign - ANSWER Fixed dullness to percussion in left flank, and dullness
in right flank that disappears on change of position
Peritonitis


Blumberg sign - ANSWER rebound tenderness
peritonitis, appendicitis


Cullen sign - ANSWER bruising around umbilicus
pancreatitis or ectopic pregnancy


Dance sign - ANSWER absence of bowel sounds in RLQ
intussusception


Grey Turner sign - ANSWER Ecchymosis of flanks
Hemoperitoneum; pancreatitis

, Kehr sign - ANSWER abdominal pain radiating to the left shoulder
spleen rupture, ectopic pregnancy, renal calculi


Markle sign (heel jar) - ANSWER abdominal pain when running, jumping, RLQ
pain when pt drops from tip toes to heel with jarring landing
appendicitis, peritonitis


McBurney's sign - ANSWER rebound tenderness associated with appendicitis
(RLQ)


Murphy's sign - ANSWER Abrupt cessation of inspiration with palpation of gall
bladder cholecystitis


Romberg test - ANSWER Ask client to stand with feet at comfortable distance
apart, arms at sides, and eyes closed
-expected finding: client should be able to stand with minimal swaying for at least
5 seconds
-strangulated obturator hernia


Rovsing's sign - ANSWER Pain in RLQ with palpation of LLQ indicative of
appendicitis


Iliopsoas muscle test - ANSWER RLQ pain that occurs when placing pressure
against a raised leg, suggesting appendicitis