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drawer sign nm

Posted By: ER MT on 2008-05-26
In Reply to: s/l Doris sign - Ima Stuck

Subject: drawer sign nm

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'scuse...drawer sign or drawer test...nm
Subject: 'scuse...drawer sign or drawer test...nm

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Drawer sign
Subject: Drawer sign

An orthopedic term.
well...there's drawer sign...and that has to do with FURNITURE
Subject: well...there's drawer sign...and that has to do with FURNITURE

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Drawer sign ----see inside
Subject: Drawer sign ----see inside

Drawer sign in a knee examination, the forward or backward sliding of the tibia under applied stress, which indicates laxity or tear of the anterior (forward slide) or posterior (backward slide) cruciate ligaments of the knee. Syn: drawer test.

Compliments of Stedmans Emectronic Dictionary
Also maybe anterior drawer?
Subject: Also maybe anterior drawer?

These are both really common in PT reports and both refer to the knee, looking for hypermobility which could indicate a tear.
maybe anterior drawer?
Subject: maybe anterior drawer?


Dunno, but it's always drawer for the knees. nm
Subject: Dunno, but it's always drawer for the knees. nm

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drawer in stedman ortho
Subject: drawer in stedman ortho

In steadman ortho, the only time it refers to draw test is a foot/ankle test for subtalar motion.  Otherwise, they only have drawer test, not draw.  I have never heard draw used for the knee, and I have been doing ortho for about 6 years now.
Can you hear drawer test?
Subject: Can you hear drawer test?


Anterior/posterior drawer
Subject: Anterior/posterior drawer

or anterior-posterior drawer. One is a test of the ACL and the other tests the PCL. Not anteroposterior as they means front to back.
they are the same.My doc mostly says drawer. Maybe depends on your account preference
Subject: they are the same.My doc mostly says drawer. Maybe depends on your account preference


anterior posterior drawer - need correct form
Subject: anterior posterior drawer - need correct form

My doctor always says anterior posterior drawer negative or within normal limits....Does anyone know the correct form to type this?  Anterior/posterior drawer...anterior-posterior drawer...anteroposterior drawer.  I have located all forms on the internet but am still not sure which is correct.  TIA


flexion-drawer for knee instability? wildly guessing NM
Subject: flexion-drawer for knee instability? wildly guessing NM


s/l gazelle figure and drawer person test --- ADHD
Subject: s/l gazelle figure and drawer person test --- ADHD

In discussing the evaluation of ADHD (patient is currently being treated for ADHD with medication and behavioral management), the doctor says what s/l gazelle figure was at 3.5 year age level and s/l drawer person test was completed around 3.5 year level. 
abdominal exam: obturator sign, and positiv s/l Zoe-is sign
Subject: abdominal exam: obturator sign, and positiv s/l Zoe-is sign


grind test or Galeazzi sign, Gower sign
Subject: grind test or Galeazzi sign, Gower sign


Cullen sign, Grey Turner sign. No s. nm
Subject: Cullen sign, Grey Turner sign. No s. nm


Lloyd's sign. Look in medical dictionary under sign. NM
Subject: Lloyd's sign. Look in medical dictionary under sign. NM

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She has a positive Tinel's sign, positive Phalen's sign, and positive s/l Durkin's sign.
Subject: She has a positive Tinel's sign, positive Phalen's sign, and positive s/l Durkin's sign.

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J sign or Jay sign?? Ortho - knee. TIA, nm.
Subject: J sign or Jay sign?? Ortho - knee. TIA, nm.


s/l watiers sign or goiters sign? nm
Subject: s/l watiers sign or goiters sign? nm

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Myerson's sign or Meyerson's sign
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Patient has a positive drawer test and s/l wobble test (knee pain)
Subject: Patient has a positive drawer test and s/l wobble test (knee pain)

thanks so much!!!
Patient has a negative wrist extension sign on the right and a negative s/l 3rd finger sign on the R
Subject: Patient has a negative wrist extension sign on the right and a negative s/l 3rd finger sign on the R


posterior drawer testing nor with valgus or varus stress testing
Subject: posterior drawer testing nor with valgus or varus stress testing


Draw Test vs Drawer Test
Subject: Draw Test vs Drawer Test

for the anterior cruciate ligament or posterior cruciate ligament, I have heard draw test and drawer test.  are they the same thing?? 
wale sign or sometimes "red wale sign" i think nm
Subject: wale sign or sometimes "red wale sign" i think nm


sign
Subject: sign

You are very welcome Lee.
ok sign or okay sign
Subject: ok sign or okay sign

....DIP joint of the index finger and of the thumb. She still is not able make the okay sign yet.
okay sign. nm
Subject: okay sign. nm


car sign?
Subject: car sign?

Patient banged her knee and doctor says "She complains of a s/l CAR sign????"
SIGN
Subject: SIGN

psoas sign


sag sign
Subject: sag sign


I put the #sign in but I like to also put in
Subject: I put the #sign in but I like to also put in

parentheses or rephrase it to make it more clear, like

Augmentin 875 mg (#21) po bid for 10 days or

Augmentin 875 mg po bid for 10 days (#21).

I don't know, it just sounds awkward to me, almost like it is saying 21 pills twice a day, know what I mean? But that is JMO.

sign
Subject: sign

VATER - acronym for vertebral defects, anal atresia, tracheoesophageal fistula with esophageal atresia, an radial and renal anomalies, VATER complex. or is he in the neck? maybe it is goiter sign.
J sign
Subject: J sign

That is correct J sign in Stedman's ortho book.
Is it still okay to use the & sign (I&D, D&C), or
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Stare sign
Yes thats right, stare sign
peneantregas sign

Patient has positive peneantregas sign on the right ear only. 


 


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Lloyd's sign
Subject: Lloyd's sign

Lloyd's sign (kidney punch).  As per Dorland's, symptom of renal calculus, consisting of pain in the loin on deep percussion over the kidneys, even when pressure causes no pain.


 


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Fail or Fao sign?
Subject: Fail or Fao sign?

Hi,


The sentence is: 


X-ray examination on the lateral view shows a _______ sign consistent with a small effusion in the elbow joint and probably a tiny radial head fracture if visible.


 


Thanks for your time!!


Sail sign
Subject: Sail sign

Sail Sign




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Appendicitis sign
Subject: Appendicitis sign

Okay, I know I know this but I'm drawing a complete blank.  The patient has a positive obturator sign and a positive ?Rostitch? sign.  Help!
I mean s/l ?Hrosings? sign
Subject: I mean s/l ?Hrosings? sign

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Appendicitis sign
Subject: Appendicitis sign

I believe you are looking for Rovsing's sign.
Rovsing's sign
Subject: Rovsing's sign

Should be Rovsing's sign.  Pain in right lower quadrant.


degree sign
Subject: degree sign

According to the new AAMT guidelines, it states that the degree symbol should not be used as it can easily be not seen or mistaken as a dot on the paper.  90-degrees.


Brown's sign
Subject: Brown's sign


Left ear exam:  Although she does have a lot of myringosclerosis on the drum, there is 1 area that does show, sort of what appears to be, a pulsatile mass behind the drum. It is difficult to see whether a  s/l "Brown" sign was positive or not.  


 


 


 


it's a sign of emphysema
Subject: it's a sign of emphysema


Chvostek's sign, though I believe (not sure) sm
Subject: Chvostek's sign, though I believe (not sure) sm

it's positive in hypocalcemia.
or ? Meltzer sign.
Subject: or ? Meltzer sign.

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