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Positive J-Sign - Maltracking Patella on Knee Physical Exam

The J sign correlates with poor patellar tracking
Positive J-Sign ... Exam The J sign ... patellar tracking and ... path with flexion and ... #JSign #J #Sign
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
a physical sign ... reasonable sensitivity and ... Positive reflux= ... #Clinical #Video ... #JVP #VolumeStatus
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
sign (finger flexor ... are not useful signs ... to cerebellar signs ... Abnormal #Clinical #Video ... #Signs #PhysicalExam
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... her JVP (video) ... Kussmaul's sign ... Friedreich’s sign ... #Kussmauls #Sign
Muller's sign in Aortic Regurgitation - Systolic pulsations of the uvula 

In chronic severe aortic regurgitation,
Muller's sign in ... stroke volume and ... variety of physical signs ... Müller's sign is ... #Mullers #sign #
Lancisi's sign on Physical Exam
Lancisi's sign = loss of the x descent (in tricuspid regurg) creating
Lancisi's sign on ... Exam Lancisi's sign ... #Lancisis #sign ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Neck #JVP #Tricuspid
Hoffmann's Reflex on Physical Exam
The Hoffmann's reflex itself involves loosely holding the middle finger and flicking
thumb on the same hand ... are not useful signs ... Hoffmanns #Reflex #Sign ... #PhysicalExam # ... neurology #UMN #video
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
Hoffmann's Sign ... Hoffman's sign ... middle finger and ... there is flexion and ... #Hoffmanns #Sign
Chvostek's Sign - Physical Exam - Hypocalcemia

Chvostek's sign is described as the twitching of facial muscles
Chvostek's Sign ... Hypocalcemia Chvostek's sign ... Chvostek's sign ... with hypocalcemia and ... #Chvosteks #Signs
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... impaired RV filling and ... where we may see a positive ... tricuspid stenosis, and ... #physicalexam #