CRAM SAEM Test 2 exam questions and 100% correct answer

what is the obturator sign? what diagnosis is it associated with? - correct answer a/w appendicitis obturator sign = pain upon flexion and internal rotation of the hip#$/images/upload-flashcards/601487/854522_ what is Rovsing's sign? what diagnosis is it associated with? - correct answer a/w appendicitis Rovsing's sign= pain in the RLQ upon palpation of the LLQ#$/images/upload-flashcards/601487/854525_ Early in the course of acute appendicitis, are vital signs usually abnormal? - correct answer no - early in its course, vital signs including temperature may be normal. Once perforation has occurred, the rate of low-grade fever (38 C) increases to about 40%. what is the psoas sign? what diagnosis is it associated with? - correct answer a/w appendicitis psoas sign = pain upon extension of the hip.#$/images/upload-flashcards/601487/854528_ explain what rebound in the setting of acute appendicitis means - correct answer Rebound is usually elicited only after the appendix has ruptured or infarcted. In establishing a differential diagnosis of abdominal pain, the onset of PAIN prior to the occurrence of N/V is more often suggestive of - correct answer surgical etiology of the pain, such as small bowel obstruction what bug should you think of in patients with sickle cell anemia who present with abdominal pain and diarrhea? - correct answer salmonella (not shigellosis)