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help with a phrase - momtypes

Posted: Oct 09, 2011

Okay, I am sure I have heard this before but for whatever reason cannot seem to get it this time.....

he is saying..... "negative hawk sign, negative cochans sign"

Please help - can't take the time to search any more!

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!

What part of the body? In what context is this? - Olive

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n

extremities under objective in a soap note - momtypes

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thanks!

goes on after to say straight leg raising sitting and standing - momtypes

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thanks

Any chance they are stumbling and actually saying - Olive

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negative Hawkins sign. Kind of a combination of hawk and cochans. In regard to the ankle.

don't think so he says "negative hawk sign, negative cochans sign", I am - momtypes

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probably spelling it wrong but can't even get anything to come up when I google....any suggestions on alternate spellings???

Maybe negative Hawkins and negative abduction - wilpri

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nm

I'm guessing Hawkin's-Kennedy - must be going at a pretty fast pace - ohiocarole

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Here's a site I use for ortho and podiatry

http://mtsupports.blogspot.com/2011/01/list-of-some-common-orthopedic-tests.html

Too late but...sm - GT

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could be Hawkin's sign and Cozen's sign. Hawkin's for the shoulder and Cozen's for the elbow.

Hawkin & Codman signs - mtanon

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NM

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