Medical Signs and Symptoms Quiz

What does a positive Chvostek Sign indicate?

• Hyperkalemia

• Hypercalcemia

• Hypocalcemia

• Hyponatremia

What causes the facial muscle twitching in Chvostek Sign?

• High calcium levels

• Low calcium levels causing nerve hyperexcitability

• High potassium levels

• Low sodium levels

What does an abnormal Babinski Sign indicate in adults?

• Normal motor control

• Damage to the corticospinal tract and upper motor neurons

• Healthy neurological function

• Normal reflex action

What is the normal response when the sole of the foot is stroked in adults?

• Toes fan out and draw back

• Toes contract and draw together

• Foot dorsiflexes

• Foot plantar flexes

What does a positive Brudzinski sign indicate?

• Normal neurological function

• Meningeal irritation

• Healthy spinal cord

• Normal motor control

What is the Brudzinski sign?

• Flexion of the knees and hips when the neck is flexed

• Inability to fully extend the leg when the thigh is flexed on the abdomen

• Toes fan out and draw back when the sole is stroked

• Toes contract and draw together when the sole is stroked

What does a positive Kernig sign suggest?

• Normal neurological function

• Meningeal irritation

• Healthy spinal cord

• Normal motor control

What is the Kernig sign?

• Flexion of the knees and hips when the neck is flexed

• Inability to fully extend the leg when the thigh is flexed on the abdomen

• Toes fan out and draw back when the sole is stroked

• Toes contract and draw together when the sole is stroked

What is metabolic acidosis characterized by?

• Low pH due to increased H+ or reduced bicarbonate concentration

• High pH due to decreased H+ or increased bicarbonate concentration

• Low pH due to increased PCO2

• High pH due to reduced PCO2

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What is respiratory alkalosis characterized by?

• Low pH due to increased H+ or reduced bicarbonate concentration

• High pH due to decreased H+ or increased bicarbonate concentration

• Low pH due to increased PCO2

• High pH due to reduced PCO2

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3