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| when the uterine body and cervix can easily be flexed against one another |
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| softening of the cervix which develops by the beginning of the second month of pregnancy |
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| congestion of the pelvic vasculature causing bluish or purplish discoloration of the vagina and cervix |
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| widening of the softened area of the isthmus, resulting in bluish cervix and compressibility of the isthmus on bimanual exam-- occurs at 6-8 weeks of pregnancy |
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| thumb print sign seen on lateral x ray |
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| white patches on the conjunctivae that are a sign of Vitamin A deficiency |
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| asthma, nasal polyps, and aspirin hypersensitivity |
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| Serum electrophoresis shows a "monoclonal spike", you think....... |
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| varicosities found under the tongue- they are clinically insignificant and require treatment |
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| dark blue inclusions seen in the RBC membrane on peripheral smear. these are usually removed under normal splenic conditioning, therefore they are seen in a splenectomized patient |
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| refers to skin lesions appearing on lines of trauma due to certain causative agents or by existing skin diseases, like psoriasis. The irritation of trauma itself can act as a co-factor in producing linear patterns. |
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| the appearance of minute blood droplets after the removal of the psoriasis scales. |
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| purple papules on the fingers seen in dermatomyositis |
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| seen in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome when the patient can touch the tip of the nose with their tongue. |
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| appears in allergic patients who develop urticaria when the skin is rubbed. |
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| pain in the left shoulder secondary to splenic rupture. |
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| ecchymosis around the umbilicus that can sometimes be seen with acute pancreatitis |
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| ecchymosis of the flanks that can sometimes be seen with acute pancreatitis |
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| tibial bone tenderness that can sometimes be elicited with deep vein thrombosis |
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| abdominal rebound tenderness. This is an indication of peritoneal irritation |
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| white scale that when scratched off causes punctate bleeding, seen in psoriasis |
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