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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for Hip ... Flexure Contracture ... flexure contracture ... #Flexure #Contracture ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Landolfi’s Sign on Physical Exam

A 73-year-old man presented with shortness of breath. On ocular exam, pupil
Landolfi’s Sign ... synchronized with his ... as Landolfi’s sign ... refers to systolic contraction ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips. It
Brudzinski's Sign ... flexion of the hips ... #Brudzinskis #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign ... the knees and hips ... pathophysiology for the hip ... theory is that hip ... #Meningitis #Clinical
Landolfi's Sign in Severe Aortic Regurgitation

Pupil dilatation and contraction is synchronized with the heartbeat.

Dr. Bruno Farnetano
Landolfi's Sign ... dilatation and contraction ... #Landolfis #Sign ... Regurgitation #AR #clinical
Brissaud's Sign
Brissaud's Sign, a substitute for Babinski's sign, was published only 22 days after Babinski's famous
Brissaud's Sign ... Brissaud's Sign, ... for Babinski's sign ... characterized by contraction ... Reflex #Neurology #clinical
Chvostek sign in Hypocalcemia
The Chvostek sign is a contraction of ipsilateral facial muscles subsequent to percussion
Chvostek sign in ... is a contraction ... is considered a clinical ... can present this sign ... #Hypocalcemia #clinical
Lincoln Sign in Aortic Regurgitation

Lincoln sign in AR, elevated foot bobs up and down with each
Lincoln Sign in ... Regurgitation Lincoln sign ... with each cardiac contraction ... DrRajeshG1 #Lincoln #Sign ... PhysicalExam #Video #clinical
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
Positive Hoffmann's sign ... are not useful signs ... pendular, and muscle contraction ... Positive #Abnormal #Clinical ... #Video #Signs #
Trousseau's Sign in Hypocalcemia

Trousseau sign of latent tetany is a medical sign observed in patients with
Trousseau's Sign ... To elicit the sign ... joints flex, the DIP ... and PIP joints ... PhysicalExam #Video #Clinical