Question

A 53 year old male patient comes to the clinic with pain in her lower right calf. He states that he just returned from travel form Europe. The nurse practitioner dorsiflexes his foot, which elicits lower leg pain. This is known as:

a. Murphey's sign
b. McBurney's sign
c. Babinski's sign
d. Homan's sign

Answer 1

The correct sign when a nurse practitioner dorsiflexes a patient's foot to elicit lower leg pain is called Homan's sign, which is indicative of deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

Step-by-step explanation:

The clinical sign elicited when a nurse practitioner dorsiflexes a patient's foot and causes lower leg pain is known as Homan's sign. It is often used as an indicator for deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Babinski sign is a completely different reflex, which involves dorsiflexion of the foot with extension and splaying of the toes in response to a plantar reflex, and it is usually associated with central nervous system disorders, not DVT. McBurney's sign is related to appendicitis and Murphy's sign to cholecystitis, both of which are unrelated to the symptoms described for this patient.