Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 69%
Simulated
Which option below is considered a positive Homan's Sign for the assessment of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Homan's Sign is NOT reliable because of false positives, but know for exams how to elicit a response. It done by manually (forced) dorsiflexing the patient's foot (bending it up towards the shin) and if it causes the patient pain it considered a positive Homan's Sign. However, the MD must further investigate if the patient has a DVT.