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What does SIGN stand for?

What does SIGN mean? We have 45 definitions. Read most used SIGN meanings below.

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• Q SIGN — Patient unconscious/terminal with mouth open and tongue hanging out; "Dotted Q" means flies land on tongue (dead/dying). Reversible Q-sign means you can push the patient's tongue back into the mouth to form the O-sign. Irreversible Q-sign means the tongue
• O SIGN — Patient unconscious with mouth open
• M SIGN — Patient just goes "Mmmm"
• CHANDELIER'S SIGN — The result of any test or probing after which the patient must be removed from the chandelier
• T&T SIGN — Tattoo-to-Teeth Sign: survival indicator; those who are tattooed and toothless will survive major injuries
• POSITIVE SUITCASE SIGN — patients who are repeated admissions for prolonged periods with no physiological cause of their problems. They turn up at hospital with packed suitcases ready for admission
• LIPSTICK SIGN — if a female patient is well enough to put on, she is well enough to be discharged
• JOHN THOMAS SIGN (UK), JOHNSON'S SIGN (US) — according to tradition, the side that the penis (John Thomas, Johnson) points to (if visible on x-ray) will have an abnormality (see also Throckmorton sign).
• BBL SIGN (BELLY-BUTTON LINT SIGN) — male, middle-aged, overweight and hairy (an umbilicus that looks like the lint [fluff] trap in a tumble dryer is most common in overweight, hairy, older men). Known as Belly-button Fluff in Britain.
• SIGN PS — The development of a Printing System for Sign languages
• THROCKMORTON'S SIGN — in the unconscious male, the penis points to the injury
• SIGN — Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (similar to the English NICE)
• GOWN'S SIGN, POSITIVE — a patient who leaves (self-discharge ) without official discharge orders
• SIGN — .Sure Indicator Generally Noticed
• ROTHMAN'S SIGN — tobacco staining of fingers
• POSITIVE BLUE LEGS SIGN — (US) resuscitation behind closed curtains (US ER medics wear blue scrubs)
• POSITIVE HILTON SIGN — demanding patient expects Hilton Hotel luxury; indicates patient well enough to leave!
• GRAPE SIGN — grapes at a bedside, denotes patient has a supportive family and might be candidate for early discharge
• TATTOO TITRE/T&T SIGN — indication of patient insanity: more than 5 tattoos indicates likely crazy person
• SMURF SIGN — patient blue or going blue
• STEEL SIGN — surgical metalwork from previous ops visible on x-ray
• FLOWER SIGN — flowers at a bedside, denotes patient has a supportive family and might be candidate for early discharge
• CEILING SIGN — near-levitation from the bed to the ceiling induced by examining for abdominal tenderness
• SIGN — Signature
• SIGN — Student Interest Group in Neurology
• SIGN — Signet Intl Hldgs (OTC Bulletin Board [OTCBB])
• SIGN — Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours
• SIGN — Special Interest Group in Neuropsychiatry
• SIGN — Student Interest Group Network
• SIGN — Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbors
• SIGN — State Integrated Government Network
• SIGN — Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network
• SIGN — Sheffield Information Giving Network
• SIGN — Scottish Intercollegiate Guidlines Network
• SIGN — School of Information Global Network
• SIGN — Society of Investigators of Greater Newark
• SIGN — Safe Injection Global Network
• SIGN — Special Interest Group Network
• SIGN — Strategic Intercession Global Network
• SIGN — Signify
• SIGN — Supporting Innovations in Gerontological Nursing
• SIGN — Stable Isotopes in Gastroenterology and Nutrition
• SIGN — Surgical Implant Generation Network
• SIGN — Scottish Intercollegiate Guidance Network
• SIGN — Stichting Innovatie Glastuinbouw Nederland

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