When D.H. was admitted, the nurse charted that he could not extend his legs without
complaining of extreme pain. This sign would be charted as a positive:
a. Kernig sign
b. Trousseau sign
c. Babinski sign
d. Brudzinski sign
a
Two abnormal signs that occur with meningitis are the Kernig sign, characterized by the inability
to extend the legs completely without pain, and Brudzinski sign, which is flexion of the hip and knee
when the neck is flexed.
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