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unusual facts about clinical sign



Lisker's sign

Lisker's sign is a clinical sign in which there is tenderness when the front, middle (anteromedial) part of the tibia is percussed.

Louvel's sign

Louvel's sign is a clinical sign found in patients with deep vein thrombosis.

Rose's sign

Rose's sign is a clinical sign in which the skin of one leg feels warm and stiff when pinched.

Thoracoepigastric vein

Caput Medusa is a clinical sign that is recognized by the physician by the characteristic appearance of distended veins emanating from the umbilicus of the patient.


see also

Joffroy

Joffroy's sign, clinical sign in which there is a lack of wrinkling of the forehead when a patient looks up with the head bent forwards

Leukonychia

This may be a clinical sign of hypoalbuminaemia (low albumin), which can be seen in nephrotic syndrome (a form of kidney failure), liver failure, protein malabsorption and protein-losing enteropathies.

Strümpell

Strümpell's sign, clinical sign in which the patient's attempt to flex the knee against resistance elicits an extensor plantar reflex