Meningeal Signs Series Editor and Author: Frank L. Urbano, MD
	1. Which one of the following describes the correct position for eliciting Kernig’s sign? The patient is supine, with the hips and knees in flexion. The patient is supine, with the hips and knees in extension. The patient is prone, with the hips and knees in flexion. The patient is prone, with the hips and knees in extension. Click here to compare your answer. 2. With the patient in the correct position, a positive Kernig’s sign is defined as an inability to extend the patient’s knees beyond: 45 degrees 90 degrees 135 degrees 30 degrees 160 degrees Click here to compare your answer.		3. All of the following statements about Brudzinski’s sign are true EXCEPT: When performing the test, the examiner places one hand behind the patient’s head and one on the chest. The neck is flexed while preventing the patient from rising from the bed. While flexing the neck, flexion of the hips and knees constitutes a positive sign. The sign has equal sensitivity to Kernig’s sign in diagnosing meningitis. Click here to compare your answer.
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