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TRUE- PALPn OF THYROID GLAND-----PT POSN NECK FLEXED SLIGHTLY FORWARD &
LAT. TOWARD SIDE BEING EX.
2. KERNIG SIGN: With pt supine, passively flexed hip to 90degree while knee is
flexed at about 90 degree. With hip kept in flexion, attempt to extend knee
produce pain in the hamsting & resistance to further extension.
This is reliable sign of meningeal irritation, which may occur with meningitis,
herniated disk or tumor of cauda equina.