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Presumptive sign of pregnancy
Signs and symptoms commonly associated with pregnancy that may be present in other conditions.
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Positives sign of pregnancy
Assessment findings present only during pregnancy: fetal heart tones, fetal movements felt by the examiner, and visualization by sonogram.
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Popeye sign
A bulging of the body of the biceps brachii muscle that results from rupture of the muscle’s tendon. It superficially resembles an exaggerated attempt to flex the biceps muscle.
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Objective sign
In physical diagnosis, a sign that can be seen, heard, measured, or felt by the diagnostician. Finding of such sign(s) can be used to confirm or deny the diagnostician’s impressions of the disease suspected of being present.
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Naked facet sign
The radiographical appearance of spinal facet joints that have been disrupted by flexion injuries to the thoracic or lumbar spine. CT scanning of the joints shows that the inferior facets of the upper vertebrae are not directly aligned above the superior facets of the lower vertebrae.
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Levine sign
Holding a clenched fist over the sternum, a characteristic gesture that individuals experiencing anginal chest pain use frequently.
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Jump sign
During physical examination, an involuntary reaction to stimulation of a tender area or trigger point. This may take the form of wincing or sudden jerking of the part being examined, of adjacent areas, or even of the entire body. This sign should not be confused with the startle reaction seen in Jumping Frenchmen of Maine.…
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Jersey finger sign
The inability to flex the distal interphalangeal joint of a finger as the result of a rupture of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon. The patient is unable to make a fist.
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Hair collar sign
In the newborn, a ring of long, dark, coarse hair surrounding a midline nodule on the scalp. This may indicate neural tube closure defect.
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Corona radiata sign
Filaments extending outward from a radiographically visualized mass. The presence of such filaments suggests that the mass is growing centrifugally and therefore may be malignant.
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