Abdominal Physical Signs and Medical Eponyms: Part III. Physical Examination of Palpation, 1926-1976.
Clin Med Res
; 17(3-4): 107-114, 2019 12.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This paper describes medical eponyms associated with abdominal palpation from the period 1926-1976. Despite opposition by some, eponyms are a long standing tradition and widely used in medicine. The techniques may still be useful in some cases, assisting in the selection of an appropriate and cost-effective approach to patient care. In this piece, we cover signs named in honor of physicians who contributed to medicine by developing new palpatory techniques in an attempt to better diagnose disease of the abdominal wall, umbilicus, gallbladder, pancreas, and appendix. DATA SOURCES PubMed, Medline, online Internet word searches, textbooks, and references from other source texts. PubMed was searched using the Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) of the name of the eponyms and text words associated with the sign.CONCLUSION:
We describe brief historical background information about the physician who reported the sign, original description of the sign, and its clinical application and implication into today's medical practice.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Physical Examination
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Physicians
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Eponyms
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Abdomen, Acute
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Med Res
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article