JEWISH HOSPITAL PCCN SIGNS TO KNOW EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

1 JEWISH HOSPITAL PCCN SIGNS TO KNOW EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ Trousseau's Sign Correct Answer: Description: -Twitching Carpopedal spasms when BP cuff is inflated Indication: -Hypocalcemia Chvostek's Sign Correct Answer: Description: -Lip/Cheek twitching while tapping the facial nerve Indication: -Hypocalcemia Cullen's Sign Correct Answer: Description: -SQ edema and bruising around umbilicus 2 Indication: -Pancreatitis Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage Grey Turner's Sign Correct Answer: Description: -Flank Hematoma Indication: -Pancreatitis Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage Homan's Sign Correct Answer: Description: -Pain in the calf as foot is dorsiflexed Indication: -DVT Moses' Sign (a.k.a. Bancroft) Correct Answer: Description: -Pain elicited when calf muscle is compressed Indication: 3 -DVT Battle's Sign Correct Answer: Description: -Ecchymosis over the mastoid bone -Raccoon Eyes Indication: -Basilar Skull Fracture Babinski's Sign Correct Answer: Description: -Extension of the foot and fanning of the toes when moving a sharp object from calcaneous upward Indication: -Neurological disorders -Tumors -Meningitis -SCI -Stroke Brudzinski's Sign 4 Correct Answer: Description: -Involuntary lifting of the legs when lifing a patient's head while supine Indication: -Meningitis Kernig's Sign Correct Answer: Description: -Pain when thigh is bent at the hip and knee at 90 degree angles, and then extended Indication: -Meningitis -SAH Kehr's Sign Correct Answer: Description: -Severe referred pain in the left shoulder Indication: -Ruptured spleen Cushing's Triad Correct Answer: Description: 5 -High BP w/ widened pulse -Low RR -Low HR Indication: -Neuro -High ICP Beck's Triad Correct Answer: Description: -High JVD -Low BP -Muffled heart sounds Indication: -Cardiac Tamponade Virchow's Triad Correct Answer: Description: -Vessel injury -Stasis -Hyper-coagulation 6 Indication: -Vascular PE Risk