PCCN Review Questions and answers

PCCN Review Questions and answers What is Kehr's sign? Left shoulder pain = spleen rupture What is Brudzinski's sign? After forced flexion of the neck there is a reflex flexion of the hip and knee and abduction of the leg. seen in meningitis Grey Turner's sign discoloration over the flanks suggesting intra-abdominal bleeding. Pancreatitis Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome life threatening complication of e. coli diarhea. renal failure, thrombocytopenia, anemia. Normal serum osmolality 275-295 mOsm/kg metabolic syndrome A syndrome marked by the presence of usually three or more of a group of factors (HTN, abdominal obesity, high triglyceride levels, low HDL levels, Hypergylcemia) function of aldosterone responsible for renal absorption of sodium & excretion of potassium