Friday 17 November 2017

Lisker’s sign | PGI Nov 2017 Preparations MCQ


Lisker’s sign is seen in? 

A. DVT 
B. Berger’s disease 
C. Coarctation of aorta
D. AV fistula 
E.Pseudohypertension




Answer. A. DVT
Liskers sign is tenderness when the front, middle (anterior medial) part of the tibia is tapped (percussion). It is often present in people who have blood clots in their legs (deep venous thrombosis).
Other signs seenin vascular disease:-
Arterial:-       
-         aortic aneurysm (Cardarelli's sign, Oliver's sign)
-         pulmonary embolism (McConnell's sign)
-         radial artery sufficiency (Allen's test)
-         pseudohypertension (Osler's sign)
-          thrombus (Lines of Zahn) Adson's sign
-         arteriovenous fistula (Nicoladoni sign)
Venous:-      
-         Friedreich's sign -Caput medusa
-          Kussmaul's sign DVT
-         Bancroft's sign
-         Homans sign
-         Lisker's sign
-         Louvel's sign
-         Lowenberg's sign
-         Peabody's sign
-         Pratt's sign
-         Rose's sign
-         Trendelenburg test
-          superior vena cava syndrome (Pemberton's sign)