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Sign
Specialty
Associated
conditions
Descriptor
epigastric pain with
pressure on McBurney's
point
levator palpebrae
superioris spasm
absence of pain on
Achilles tendon pressure
Aaron sign
surgery
appendicitis
Abadie's sign
endocrinology
Graves'
disease
neurology
tabes dorsalis
obstetrics
pregnancy
Abelin reaction
infectious
disease
syphilis
Addis count
nephrology
pyelonephritis
Adie pupil
neurology
ciliary nerve
damage
Adson's sign
vascular surgery
thoracic outlet
syndrome
presence of arsenical
anti-syphilitic;obsolete
quantitative cells and
casts in 24hr. urine
dilated pupil, poorly
reactive but with normal
near accommodation
obliteration of radial
pulse with manoeuvres
Alexander's
law
neurology,
neurosurgery,
ENT
vestibular
lesions
describes nystagmus in
vestibular lesions
Allen's test
Abadie's
symptom
Abderhalden
reaction
Apgar score
Apley grind
test
Argyll
Robertson
pupils
obstetrics
orthopaedic
surgery
meniscal
lesions
neurology
neurosyphilis[
2]
Arneth count
haematology,
nutrition
folate
deficiency
Asboe-Hansen
sign
dermatology
bullae
Aschheim
Zondek test
obstetrics
normal
pregnancy
Aschoff body
rheumatology,
pathology
rheumatic
fever
Ashby
technique
haematology,
pathology
haemolysis
serum reaction;obsolete
Letter
Sign
Auberger's
blood group
Auenbrugger's
sign
Specialty
haematology
cardiology
Associated
conditions
normal
physiology
pericardial
effusion
acute myeloid
leukemia
Auer rods
hematology
Auspitz's sign
dermatology
psoriasis
Austin Flint
murmur
cardiology
aortic
insufficiency
Babinski sign
neurology
abnormal
plantar reflex
Bainbridge
reflex
cardiology
normal
physiology
Balbiani rings
genetics
RNA
transcription
Ballance's sign
general surgery
abdominal/spl
enic trauma
Bancroft's sign
vascular
medicine
deep vein
thrombosis
Brny test
ENT,neurology
vertigo,
vestibular
dysfunction
Barlow's
maneuver
paediatrics,
orthopaedic
surgery
hip dysplasia
Bart
hemoglobin
Obstetrics,
pathology
indicates a
specific cause
of death in
some
stillborns
BastianBruns
sign
neurology
spinal cord
transection
Descriptor
Aua antigen
bulging epigastrium
cytoplasmic inclusions
in myeloblasts
punctate bleeding when
scales are scraped
mid-diastolic rumble
heard at apex
dorsiflexion of the
hallux with fanning of
the remaining phalanges
upon soft stimulation of
the lateral plantar
surface of the foot
increase in heart rate
with increase in
circulating blood volume
large chromosome puff
indicating site of RNA
transcription
percussive dullness left
flank, LUQ, percussive
resonance right flank
pain on anterior, but not
lateral, compression of
calf
nystagmus elicited by
hot or cold irrigation of
ear canal
dislocation on adduction
of hip
Loss of all four alphaglobin genes (total
alpha-thalassemia) leads
to severely anemic
stillborn babies with
small amounts of an
abnormal hemoglobin
composed of four
gamma sub-units (Bart's
Hemoglobin)
loss of muscle tone and
reflexes below lesion
level
Letter
Sign
Battle's sign
Beau's lines
Beck's triad
Becker's sign
Beevor's sign
Bekhterev
Jacobsohn
reflex
Bekhterev
Mendel reflex
Bence Jones
protein
Benedict
solution
Berger wave
(rhythm)
Associated
conditions
neurosurgery/tra basal skull
umatology
fracture
dermatology,
multiple,
internal
including
medicine
trauma
Specialty
cardiology
cardiac
tamponade
ophthalmology,
thyrotoxicosis
endocrinology
spinal trauma
neurology,
at T10,
neurosurgery
als,fsmd
neurology
neurology
hematology
endocrinology
neurology
BezoldJarisch
reflex
pharmacology,
toxicology
Bielschowsky's
head tilt test
neurology,
ophthalmology
pyramidal
tract lesions
pyramidal
tract lesions
multiple
myeloma
diabetes
mellitus
normal
physiology
effect of
certain
alkaloids
lesions of
cranial nerve
IV
Bing's sign
neurology
pyramidal
tract lesions
Biot's
respiration
neurology
brain stem
herniation
Bitot's spots
ophthalmology
vitamin A
deficiency
Bjerrum
scotoma
ophthalmology
glaucoma
Blumberg sign
surgery
peritonitis
Descriptor
mastoid ecchymosis
transverse ridges on
nails
hypotension, increased
central venous pressure
(JVP), distant heart
sounds
visible pulsation of
retinal arteries
caudal movement of
navel on cervical flexion
stroking dorsal radial
skin, with forearm in
supination, elicits wrist
and finger flexion
toe flexion on percussion
of dorsum of foot
Letter
Sign
Specialty
Associated
conditions
Boas' point
Boas' sign
gastroenterology
Bodansky unit
clinical
chemistry
Boston's sign
ophthalmology,
thyrotoxicosis
endocrinology
Bouchard's
nodes
rheumatology
osteoarthritis
Bracht
Wachter bodies
cardiology
infective
endocarditis
Braxton Hicks
contraction
obstetrics
normal
pregnancy
Brewer infarcts
nephrology,
pathology
pyelonephritis
Brissaud's
reflex
neurology
pyramidal
tract lesions
Broadbent
inverted sign
cardiology
acute
cholecystitis
Branham's sign
Broadbent sign
Broca aphasia
Brodie
Trendelenburg
percussion test
L atrial
hypertrophy
adhesive
cardiology
pericarditis
developmental
or other
neurology,
pathology of
neuropsychology
various frontal
cortical areas
general
medicine,
surgery
varicose veins
Descriptor
dermal hyperaesthesia
just left of T12
dermal hyperaesthesia at
inferior angle of R
scapula
unit of alkaline
phosphatase
concentration in blood
spasmodic ptosis on
downward gaze
bony outgrowths on
dorsa of proximal
interphalangeal joints
yellow-white spots in the
myocardium
pressing on proximal
portion of AV fistula
results in bradycardia
"false labour". sporadic
contractions beginning
as early as mid 1st
trimester
dark red wedge shaped
areas on kidney section
resembling infarcts
plantar stimulation
elicits contraction of
tensor fasciae latae
systole palpable in
posterior chest wall
recession of L inferior
intercostal spaces
expressive aphasia
superficial vein
is percussed
proximally; if
impulse is felt
over vein
distally,
valvular
incompetence
is present
Brodie
B Trendelenburg
test
Brudziski neck
B
sign
Brudziski cheek
B
sign
Brudziski
B
symphyseal sign
general
varicose veins
medicine,surgery
neurology
meningitis
neurology
meningitis
neurology
meningitis
B Brudziski reflex
neurology
meningitis
B Bruit de Roger
paediatric
cardiology
B Bruns ataxia
neurology
B Bruns nystagmus
neurology
B Brushfield spots
ophthalmology,
genetics
ventricular septal
defect
frontal lobe
lesions
cerebellopontine
angle tumor,
vestibular
schwannoma
Downs' syndrome
or nonpathological
B Burton line
toxicology
C Cabot rings
hematology
C Caput medusae
C Cardarelli's sign
Carey Coombs
murmur
lead poisoning,
anaemias
gastroenterology, portal
surgery
hypertension
aortic arch
dilatation or
cardiology,
aneurysm,
thoracic surgery
mediastinal
tumour
cardiology,rheum
rheumatic fever
atology
C Carnett's sign
primary care,
surgery
C Carvallo's sign
cardiology
C Casal collar
nutrition
C Casoni test
C Celsus signs of
inflammation
lead poisoning
abdominal mass
and/or pain
tricuspid
regurgitation
pellagra (niacin
deficiency)
infectious
disease, tropical hydatid disease
medicine
various
inflammation
mid-diastolic rumble
supine patient lifts head from bed;
pain abdominal wall ; pain
intraperitoneal
increase in volume of murmur on
inspiration
widely variable collar of dermatitis
characteristically in c3,c4 dermatomes
intradermal injection of hydatid fluid
causing wheal
1. Rubor (redness) 2. Tumor
(swelling)3. Calor (heat) 4. Dolor
(pain)
C Chaddock reflex
neurology
C Chadwick sign
obstetrics
C Charcot's triad
surgery
C Charcot's triad
neurology
CharcotLeyden
crystals
CheyneStokes
respiration
ChurchillCope
C
reflex
C
pathology
palliative care
pyramidal lesions,
corticospinal tract
lesions
pregnancy
ascending
cholangitis
multiple sclerosis
any disorder
characterized by
eosinophil
proliferation, e.g.
ascariasis
respiratory center
damage
cardiology
heart failure
C Chvostek's sign
endocrinology
hypocalcemia
C Claybrook sign
emergency
blunt abdominal
medicine, surgery trauma
C Clutton's joints
paediatrics
congenital
syphilis
Codman's
C
triangle
oncology,
orthopaedic
surgery,
radiology
osteosarcoma,
Ewing's sarcoma
C Comby sign
paediatrics
rubeola
C Comolli's sign
C Coombs test
Coons
C fluorescent
antibody method
Orthopaedic
surgery
hematology
neurology
C Corrigan pulse
cardiology
C Courvoisier's law
C Crichton-Browne
hemolytic anemia
immunology
C Cornell's sign
C Councilman body
Scapular fracture
pyramidal tract
lesions
aortic
insufficiency
yellow fever, viral
infectious disease haemorrhagic
fevers
obstructive
gastroenterology
jaundice
neuropsychiatry 'general paresis'
detection of antibodies by
fluorescence microscopy using
fluorescein-labelled antibodies
scratching alongside big toe extensor
tendon elicits an extensor plantar
response
carotid pulsations with abrupt
ascending and descending phases
eosinophilic globules in liver
palpable gall bladder w/ painless
jaundice unlikely to be cholelithiasis
tremor at corners of mouth and of
sign
C Crowe sign
C
Cruveilhier
Baumgarten bruit
C Cullen's sign
C
Curschmann
spirals
C Cushing's triad
outer canthus
dermatology
hepatology
surgery
neurofibromatosis
type I
Cruveilhier
Baumgarten
disease
intraabdominal
haemorrhage
axillary freckling
bruit around the umbilicus
ecchymosis around umbilicus predicts
onset of acute pancreatitis
pulmonology
asthma
neurology
raised intracranial
pressure
Dagher
Maneuver
trauma surgery
penetrating pelvic
trauma
DahlnFuchs
nodules
ophthalmology
sympathetic
ophthalmia
pulmonology
COPD
thyrotoxicosis
ileo-cecal
intussusception
urticaria
pigmentosa
D Dahl's sign
D Dalrymple sign
D Dance's sign
D Darier's sign
ophthalmology,
endocrinology
(paediatric)surger
y
allergy,dermatolo
gy
dermatographia
D Dawson's fingers
neurology
multiple sclerosis
D De Musset's sign
cardiology
aortic
insufficiency
dermatology
atopic dermatitis
D Destot's sign
orthopaedic
surgery
pelvic fracture
D DixHallpike test
Otolaryngology
D Dhle bodies
pathology
D Doi's sign
neurology
EatonLambert
syndrome
D Dunphy sign
surgery
appendicitis
D Duroziez's sign
cardiology
aortic
insufficiency
DennieMorgan
fold
Benign
paroxysmal
positional vertigo
various including
trauma and
neoplasm
Traube's sign)
E Elschnig spots
ophthalmology
E Epstein's pearls
paediatrics
E Ewart's sign
cardiology
F Faget sign
F Finkelstein's test
F
Forchheimer
spots
paediatrics
surgery
F Fox's sign
gastroenterology
F Frank's sign
cardiology
F Froment's sign
Gallavardin
phenomenon
GamnaFavre
G
bodies
G
GandyGamna
nodules
G Garrod's pads
G Gerhardt's sign
G Goetz sign
G Gonda's sign
pericardial
effusion
Yellow fever
Typhoid Fever
infectious disease
tularaemia
brucellosis others
DeQuervain's
rheumatology
tenosynovitis
F Fothergill's sign
Friedreich's sign
hypertensive
retinopathy
normal newborn
cardiology
rubella
rectus sheath
hematoma
haemorrhagic
pancreatitis
ischaemic heart
disease
constrictive
pericarditis,
tricuspid
insufficiency
neurology
cardiology
aortic stenosis
histology
histology
dermatology
lymphogranuloma
venereum
splenomegaly due to
portal hypertension
and sickle cell
disease
repeated extreme
tension of extensor
tendon in
interphalangeal joint
neurology
pyramidal tract
lesions
G Goodell's sign
G Goodsall's rule
G Gordon's sign
G
Gottron's
papules
G Gowers' sign[3]
Graham Steell
G
murmur
G
Grey Turner's
sign
obstetrics
gastroenterology,
anal fistula
general surgery
pyramidal tract
neurology
lesions
rheumatology
dermatomyositis
neurology
muscular dystrophy
cardiology
surgery
G Griffith's sign
endocrinology
G Gunn's sign
ophthalmology
H Hamman's sign
H Hampton's hump
H Hampton's line
Hannington-Kiff
sign
Harrison's
H
groove
H
pregnancy
mitral stenosis
retroperitoneal
hemorrhage
Graves'
ophthalmopathy
hypertension
oesophageal
thoracic surgery perforation w/
pneumomediastinum
pulmonology,
pulmonary embolus
radiology
with infarct
radiology,
peptic ulcer
gastroenterology
general surgery
obturator hernia
H Hatchcock's sign
paediatrics,
mumps
infectious disease
H Heberden's node
rheumatology
osteoarthritis
H Hegar's sign
obstetrics
normal pregnancy
H Hess test
H Hildreth's sign
dermatology
glomus tumor
H Hippocratic face
palliative care
impending death
response
softening of the vaginal part of the
cervix during the first trimester
anatomical relationships,
differentiation of fistula types
squeezing the calf muscle elicits an
extensor plantar response
Scaling, erythematous eruption or
dusky red patches over the
knuckles, elbows and knees
pulmonary regurgitation murmur in
patients with pulmonary
hypertension secondary to mitral
stenosis
flank ecchymosis
lid lag of the lower eyelid on
upward eye movement
AV "nicking" or "nipping" in
hypertensive retinopathy
crepitus in sync w/ heartbeat but
not respiration
wedge shaped consolidation at
periphery with base on the pleura
line on barium meal indicating
mucosal oedema associated with
ulcer
absent thigh adductor reflex with
positive patellar reflex
rib deformity at the lower thorax
tenderness behind angle of jaw
(typically before swelling is
evident)
same as bouchard's nodes, but over
dip joints
softening of cervical isthmus
appearin between 4th and 6th
weeks (usually)
appearance of petechiae after
compression of arm by bandage or
blood pressure cuff
Relief of pain at tumor site upon
vascular occlusion of limb, with
acute return of pain on reperfusion
pulmonary
medicine
chronic hypoxia
H Hirschberg test
ophthalmology
strabismus
H Hoffmann's sign
neurology
corticospinal tract
lesions
Hippocratic
fingers
H Homans' sign
thrombosis
Hoover's sign
(leg paresis)
Hoover's sign
H
(pulmonary)
Howship
H
Romberg sign
Hutchinson's
H
freckle
neurology,
psychiatry
hypertension,
coronary artery
disease, and/or
diabetes
deep venous
thrombosis
lower extremity
paresis
pulmonology
COPD
surgery
obturator hernia
dermatology
melanoma
neurology
oculomotor nerve
lesion
ophthalmology
herpes zoster
pediatrics
congenital syphilis
pediatrics
congenital syphilis
cardiology
infective
endocarditis
neurology
hyporeflexia
Hollenhorst
plaque
Hutchinson's
pupil
Hutchinson's
sign
Hutchinson's
H
teeth[4]
Hutchinson's
H
triad
H
J Janeway lesion
J
Jendrassik
maneuver
J Joffroy's sign
J
John Thomas
sign[5]
ophthalmology
endocrinology
radiology
exophthalmos in
Graves disease
various, including
Reiter's syndrome
myasthenia gravis or
EatonLambert
syndrome
J Jolly's test
neurology
J Jones criteria
rheumatology
rheumatic fever
K Kanavel's sign
orthopedics,
rheumatology
tenosynovitis of
flexor digitorum
tendon
K Kehr's sign
Wilson's
neurology,gastroe
disease(hepatolentic
nterology
ular degeneration)
trauma surgery ruptured spleen
K Kelly's sign
surgery
K Kerley lines
radiology
K Kernig's sign
neurology
Kayser
Fleischer ring
Koebner's
phenomenon
Koeppe's
K
nodules
K Koplik's spots
K
pulmonary edema
meningism,
meningitis,
subarachnoid
haemorrhage
dermatology
various conditions
ophthalmology
uveitis
pediatrics
measles
Korotkoff
sounds
cardiology
auscultatory
sphygmomanometry
Kussmaul
breathing[6]
endocrinology
metabolic acidosis
K Kussmaul's sign
cardiology
various, including
right side failure
K Kveim test
pulmonary
medicine
sarcoidosis
Lachman
maneuver
orthopedic
surgery
anterior cruciate
ligament injury
L Ladin's sign
obstetrics
normal pregnancy
L Lancisi's sign
cardiology
tricuspid
regurgitation
L Larrey's sign
rheumatology
sacroiliitis
L Lasgue's sign
neurosurgery,
orthpaedic
surgery
Leopold's
maneuver
LeserTrlat
L
sign
L
obstetrics
oncology
LeserTrlat
sign
L Levine's sign
oncology
cardiology
Lhermitte's
sign
neurology
Liebermeister's
L
rule
internal
medicine
L Lisch nodule
ophthalmology
L Lisker's sign
internal
medicine
L Litten's sign
cardiology
L Lombard effect
psychiatry
L Louvel's sign
Lowenberg's
sign
MacDonald
M
triad
Macewen's
M
sign
L
M Magnan's sign
M Mantoux test
Marcus Gunn
pupil
M Markle sign
M Mayne's sign
McBurney's
point
McConnell's
sign
malignant neoplasm
myocardial
infarction
lesions of cervical
cord dorsal
columns or caudal
medulla, MS,
chemotherapy,
Behet's disease
McDonald's
sign
M McMurray test
M
MeansLerman
scratch
M Mees' lines
M
Mellignhoff's
sign
M Mentzer index
M
Miller Fisher
test
orthopaedics
meniscal tear
endocrinology
hyperthyroidism
toxicology
hyperbaric
medicine
hematology
microcytic anemia
neurology
normal pressure
hydrocephalus
M Moniz sign
neurology
M Mbius sign
Muehrcke's
M
lines
endocrinology
nephrology,
oncology
M Mulder's sign
neurology,
podiatry
Mller's
maneuver
M Mller's sign
Murphy's
M
punch sign
M Murphy's sign
M Myerson's sign
N Naegele's rule
N Nardi test
N Nikolsky's sign
arsenic or heavy
metal poisoning
cutaneous
decompression
sickness
pyramidal tract
lesions
thyrotoxicosis
hypoalbuminaemia,
chemotherapy
O O'Brien's test
O
O'Donoghue's
triad
orthopaedics,
knee injury
sports medicine
O Oliver's sign
cardiology
O Oppenheim's
neurology
aortic arch
aneurysm
pyramidal tract
sign
O Ortolani test
O Osborn wave
O Osler's node
O Osler's sign
P Palla's sign
pediatrics &
orthopedics
cardiology,
emergency
medicine
internal
medicine
internal
medicine
internal
medicine
P Pastia's sign
pediatrics
P Patrick's test
rheumatology
internal
medicine
P Peabody's sign
P
Pemberton's
sign
Phalen's
maneuver
lesions
congenital hip
dislocation
hypothermia
various, including
SBE and SLE
atherosclerosis
pulmonary
embolism
scarlet fever
sacroiliitis
deep vein
thrombosis
retrosternal mass
thoracic surgery with superior vena
cava syndrome
rheumatology, carpal tunnel
hand surgery
syndrome
P Piskaek's sign
obstetrics
normal pregnancy
P Plummer's nail
endocrinology
thyrotoxicosis
P Pratt's sign
internal
medicine
deep venous
thrombosis
neurology
spinal stenosis
Queckenstedt's
maneuver
Q Quincke's sign
Reynolds'
R
pentad
R Riesman's sign
R Rigler's sign[7]
cardiology
aortic insufficiency
ascending
gastroenterology
cholangitis
endocrinology thyrotoxicosis
radiology,
abdominal
pneumoperitoneum
surgery
R Rinne test
ENT, neurology,
hearing impairment
audiometry
R Romaa's sign
tropical
medicine
Chagas' disease
neurology
dorsal column
lesions, cerebllar
lesions, alcohol
intoxication
R Romberg test
vascular
medicine
clinical
chemistry
R Rose's sign
Rosenbach's
test
Rossolimo's
R
sign
R
deep vein
thrombosis
bilirubinuria
pyramidal tract
lesions
ophthalmology, various, including
internal
SBE and systemic
medicine
vasculitides
general surgery appendicitis
neurology
R Roth's spots
R Rovsing's sign
RumpelLeede
R
sign
haematology
capillary fragility
R Russell's sign
psychiatry
bulimia nervosa
S Salus's sign
ophthalmology
hypertension
S Schaeffer's sign
neurology
Schamroth's
window test
S Schiller's test
pulmonology, cardiology
gynecology
pyramidal tract
lesions
chronic
hypoxia
cervical cancer
pernicious
anaemia,
coeliac disease,
other
malabsorption
disorders
keratoconjuncti
vitis sicca, as in
Sjgren's
syndrome
various
disorders of
lumbar
vertebrae
S Schilling test
internal medicine
S Schirmer's test
ophthalmology
S Schober test
physiatry, rheumatology,
orthopaedics
S Sherren's triangle
surgery
appendicitis
S Shone's complex
cardiology
congenital heart
defect
S Siegrist streaks
ophthalmology
S Simmonds' test
orthopaedics
S SimsHuhner test
reproductive medicine
malignant
hypertension
Achilles tendon
rupture
infertility
various
abdominal
malignancies
S Spurling's test
neurology
cervical
radiculopathy
S Stellwag's sign
endocrinology
thyrotoxicosis
Sister Mary
Joseph nodule[8]
S Still's murmur
paediatric cardiology
S Stransky's sign
neurology
S Stroop test
neuropsychology
S Strmpell's sign
neurology
T Terry's nails
internal medicine
Terry-Thomas
sign
T Thomas test
T
Throckmorton's
reflex
Orthopaedics
Orthopaedics
neurology
T Tinel's sign
neurology
T Todd's paresis
neurology
T Traube's sign
various
Trendelenburg's
sign
T Troisier's sign
neurology
subaortic
stenosis, small
Ventricular
septal defect
pyramidal tract
lesions
various,
including
ADHD and
schizophrenia
spastic pareses
of the lower
extremity
various
including
hepatic failure
Scapho-lunate
dissociation
Fixed flexion
deformity of
hip
pyramidal tract
lesions
neuritis,
compression
disorders
seizure
disorders
splenomegaly
inferior gluteal
palsy, other
causes of hip
abductors
weakness
Various
abdominal
malignancies,
especially
stomach cancer
various
malignancies,
including
pancreatic
Trousseau's sign
of malignancy
internal medicine
Trousseau's sign
of latent tetany
internal medicine,
endocrinology
hypocalcaemia
Uhthoff's
phenomenon
neurology
multiple
sclerosis
neurology, ENT
vestibular
lesions
V Virchow's node
Various
abdominal
malignancies,
especially
stomach cancer
V Virchow's triad
hematology
etiology of
thrombosis
obstetrics
pregnancy
endocrinology
Graves' disease
W Wada test
neurology
epilepsy,
anatomical
lesions of
cerebrum
W Waddell's signs
chronic pain
U Unterberger test
W Waddell's triad
Watson's water
hammer pulse
Wellens' sign or
W
warning
W
W Westermark sign
paediatric trauma
cardiology
cardiology
pulmonology
child pedestrian
stuck by motor
vehicle
aortic
regurgitation
severe stenosis
of LAD
pulmonary
embolism
W Whipple's triad
endocrinology
hypoglycemia
W Wickham's striae
dermatology
lichen planus
W Widal test
microbiology
enteric fever
Winterbottom's
sign
WolffParkinson
W
White triad
Wright's
W
maneuver
W
tropical medicine
cardiology
trypanosomiasi
s
supraventricula
r tachycardia
Y Yeoman's test
rheumatology
sacroiliitis
Y Yergason's test
orthopedic surgery
bicipital
tendinitis