In a healthy patient this type of lung sound is heard over the lung periphery.
What is vesicular?
100
A murmur due to pulmonary stenosis can be heard during this phase of the cardiac cycle (i.e. systole or diastole).
What is systole?
100
This is a test for gallbladder inflammation.
What is Murphy's sign?
100
It's a trick! This statement pertains to interviewing a patient.
This communication style consists primarily of the skill "informing" as opposed to asking and listening.
What is directing style?
200
This test is positive if a patient is unable to hold his arm in abduction at the level of the shoulder.
What is the drop arm test?
200
This condition results from outward curvature of the upper back and associated "hunching."
What is kyphosis?
200
A majority of diastolic murmurs result from this condition.
What is aortic regurgitation?
200
Ecchymosis over the flanks is a sign of this condition.
What is pancreatitis (or life-threatening pancreatitis)?
200
Glascow coma score given to a patient who is fully conscious and wide awake.
What is 15?
300
The strength grade (i.e. 0-6) given to a patient's left quadricep if he is unable to extend his left knee.
What is 0?
300
Tenderness upon gentle fist percussion of a costovertebral angle is associated with this condition.
What is pyelonephritis (or kidney infection)?
300
Physiologic splitting of S2 during inspiration results from delayed closure of this valve.
What is the pulmonic valve?
300
Free intra-abdominal fluid is a sign of this condition.
What is liver disease (or cirrhosis)?
300
Injury to this nerve root may cause a diminished knee jerk reflex.
What is L4?
400
This condition generally results from overuse of a tendon.
What is tendonitis?
400
This condition results in dullness to percussion of the affected area and increased tactile fremitus.
What is consolidation (or pneumonia)?
400
This grade would be assigned a cardiac murmur that is "moderately loud."
What is 3/6?
400
This is a possible sign of appendicitis?
What is rebound tenderness, or involuntary guarding, or a positive: Rosving's, psoas, or obturator sign, or tenderness on rectal exam?
400
Damage to this motor neuron (i.e. upper or lower) below the medulla causes ipsilateral increased tone and DTRs.
What is upper motor neuron?
500
This condition results in dilated superficial veins and a dull ache after prolonged standing.
What is venous insufficiency (or varicose veins)?
500
Asthma is most often associated with this adventitious lung sound.
What is wheezing?
500
This finding of the lower extremities is associated with heart failure.
What is pitting edema (or edema)?
500
When examining a patient with suspected gastrointestinal disease, noting pale conjunctivae should lead you to rule out this condition.
What is GI bleeding (or anemia)?
500
This gait is characterized by unilateral weakness of the the affected side, a flexed arm, and circumduction of the leg.