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The Patient with Meningitis Who Has a Positive Brudzinski Sign

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The patient with meningitis who has a positive Brudzinski sign will:


A) Flex the hips when the neck is flexed by the nurse.
B) Will not be able to extend the flexed leg fully because of hamstring pain.
C) Resist efforts of the nurse to flex his or her neck.
D) Flex the big toe upward and fan out the other toes.

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