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MAY 2014 NURSE LICENSURE EXAM RESULTS HAS BEEN RELEASED!

Exams may not be the ultimate test of life but they are definitely the ultimate test of character. By passing the PHILIPPINE NURSE LICENSURE EXAM, it has been proven that you have a strong character, full of determination and commitment. Congratulations RN!!!

HOW TO PASS THE NOVEMBER NLE???

Everyone knows that preparing for and taking exams can get quite stressful. So, we’ve gathered a few study tips, test taking hints and relaxation techniques to help you along the way make your dreams come true..

Quote for the month

Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.-Dag Hammarskjold

Sunday, June 23, 2013

PATHOGNOMONIC SIGNS OF DIFFERENT DISEASES

Pathognomonic sign is a particular sign of a disease whose presence intensifies that a disease is present without any hesitations. Here are the list of the most common diseases and their pathognomonic signs:

  1. Addison’s Dse. - Bronze-like skin
  2. Appendicitis-McBurney’s Point/ Rovsing Sign/Psoas Sign
  3. Asthma-Wheezing Inspiration
  4. Bulimia Nervosa - Chipmunk Face
  5. Cataract- Blurry Vision / Hizzy Vision
  6. Cholecystitis-Murphy’s Sign (pain RUQ)
  7. Cholera -Rice Watery Stool
  8. COPD -Barrel-Chested
  9. Cushing Syndrome- Buffalo Hump
  10. Dengue-Petechiae
  11. Down Syndrome- Single Crease on Palm/Clubbing of Fingernails
  12. Glucoma- Tunnel-like Vision
  13. Hepatitis-Icteric Sclera (yellowish discoloration of sclera)
  14. Hyperpituitarism - CAROTENEMIA (Discoloration of skin)/ XANTHAMIA
  15. Hyperthyroidism - Exopthalmus
  16. Kawasaki Dse.- Strawberry Tongue
  17. Leprosy-Leoning Face (contracted face)
  18. Liver Cirrhosis - Spider Angioma
  19. Malaria -Stepladder Fever
  20. Measles-Koplick’s Spot
  21. Meningitis-Burdzinski Sign (Pain on nape)/Karnig Sign (pain on leg/ knee area)
  22. MI-Levine's sign
  23. Myasthemia Gravis (MG) - Ptosis (inability to open upper eyelids)
  24. Pancreatitis - Cullen Sign (Bluish discoloration preumbilical area)
  25. Parkinson’s Dse. - Pill Rolling Tremors
  26. Pernicious Anemia - Beefy Red Tongue (Schilling’s Test)
  27. Pneumonia - Greenish Rusty Sputum
  28. PTB-Low grade fever in afternoon
  29. Pyloric Stenosis - Olive-Shaped Mass
  30. SLE-Butterfly Rashes
  31. Tetany- Chvostek Sign)/Trosseau’s Sign
  32. Thrombophlebitis - Homan’s Sign
  33. Typhoid - Rose Spot