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Diagnostic Signs
Allen's test - done b/f an ABG by applying pressure to the
radial artery to determine ifadequate blood flow is present.
Bulge test - confirms presence of fluid in the knee legs should
be e!tended andsupported on the bed
EEG/LP " #ultiple Sclerosis test
Murphy’s sign $ pain with palpation of gall bladder area seen
with cholecystitis
Turner’s sign $ flank grayish blue %turn around to see your
flanks& pancreatitis
Cullen's sign %the bluish discoloration around the
umbilicus& is often seen with with aperforated pancreas.
Tensilon test " #ysthesia gra'is
Adams Test " Scroliosis
ire!t Coom"s " postpartum w/umbilical cord.#ndire!t Coom"s "
prenatally w/mother(s blood.
Postpartum period$ circulating hcG disappears within )-*+
hours
Guthrie "lood test " test for ,
Goodell's %ign softening of the cer'i! at the start of the *nd
month of pregnancy
M!Burney’s point$ right lowerquadrant pain with rebound
tenderness
&e"er Test$ 0ests for both conducti'e and sensorineural
hearing loss. 0uning fork placed on forehead.
hinne Test Distinguishes between conducti'e and sensorineural.
0uning fork placedon mastoid process.
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(T) %!reening two readings 1minutes apart
Battle %ign Brusing o'er the mastoid.
eed-%tern"erg !ell is the malignant cell type associated with
2odgkin3s Disease
%!hilling test done to see how well a pt can absorb 'it b4*.
checking to see if they ha'e pernicious anemia.
Cho*ste+'s sign - 0ap facial ner'e * cm anterior to earlobe 5ust
below 6ygomatic arch.0witching of facial muscles indicates
tetany.
Trousseau's sign - 7nflate B, cuff to *8mm2g abo'e Systolic.
9arpal spasms w/in *-1mins indicates tetany.
Pastia’s sign describes a rash seen in scarlet fe'er that will
blanch with pressure e!ceptin areas of deep creases and the folds
of 5oints.
Cheyenne sto+es - :Dead man breathing: 0achypnea with periods of
apnea.
,ussmauls "reathing - Deep and ;ast seen in pts e!periencing
2yperglycemia alsolook for ;ruity Breath.
Trendelen"urg test - for 'aricose 'eins. 7f they fill pro!imally
" 'aricosity.
Cred e maneu*er - apply manual pressure to bladder aids in
emptying the bladdercompletely results in reduced risk for
infection< if performed e'ery day can result in
bladder control for some S97
,i!+ !ounts %tests retro placental capability&- Same time
e'ery day mother records howoften she feels the fetus mo'e if
minimum = mo'ements are not noted within an hour3stime the mother
is encouraged to call her physician immediately>
P . Antigen Assay confirms 27? in an infant
Antistreptolysin- 0A% titer D! test for acute
glomerulonephritis.
Tophi$ %firm mo'able nodules& $ associated with gout.
1etal 1i"rone!tin 011)2 Test$ helps determine @@pre-term
labor
