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Raimiste’s sign
The patient’s hand and
arm are held upright by the examiner;
if the hand is sound, it remains upright
on being released; if paretic, the hand
flexes abruptly at the wrist.
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Raynaud phenomenon
Pallor or blue ness of fingers, toes or nose brought by exposure to cold and, less
commonly, by other stresses.
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Raynaud’s sign
Acrocyanosis
(a condition marked by symmetrical
cyanosis of the extremities, with persistent,
uneven, mottled blue or red discoloration
of the skin of the digits, wrists, and
ankles and with profuse sweating and
coldness of the digits.)
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Rinne test
A hearing test.
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Romberg test
For differentiating
between peripheral and cerebellar ataxia.
An increase in clumsiness in all movements
and in the width and uncertainty
of the gait when the patient’s eyes are
closed indicates peripheral ataxia; no
change indicates the cerebellar type.
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Romberg’s sign
Swaying of the body
or falling when standing with the feet
close together and the eyes closed;
observed in tabes dorsalis.
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Rust’s phenomenon
In caries or
cancer of the upper cervical vertebrae, the
patient supports his head with his
hands when rising from or assuming a
lying position.
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