Nurs 5220 Exam 2 Questions and Correct
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Aaron sign
Ans: Pain or distress occurs in the area of the patient's heart or
stomach on palpation of McBurney's point
Appendicitis
Ballance sign
Ans: Fixed dullness to percussion in left flank, and dullness in
right flank that disappears on change of position
Peritonitis
Blumberg sign
Ans: rebound tenderness
peritonitis, appendicitis
Cullen sign
Ans: bruising around umbilicus
pancreatitis or ectopic pregnancy
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Dance sign
Ans: absence of bowel sounds in RLQ
intussusception
Grey Turner sign
Ans: Ecchymosis of flanks
Hemoperitoneum; pancreatitis
Kehr sign
Ans: abdominal pain radiating to the left shoulder
spleen rupture, ectopic pregnancy, renal calculi
Markle sign (heel jar)
Ans: abdominal pain when running, jumping, RLQ pain when pt
drops from tip toes to heel with jarring landing
appendicitis, peritonitis
McBurney's sign
Ans: rebound tenderness associated with appendicitis (RLQ)
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