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== Eponym: Exam Finding; Disease  ==
==Background==
 
<big>Medical terms past through the generations either associated with physical exam findings or pathology attached to a physican's name, or an anatomic structure.</big>
*'''Adson's:''' &nbsp;Decreased radial pulse c neck turn &amp; breathhold; Thoracic Outlet Syndrom
*'''Brudzinski's:''' Forced neck flexion produces hip+knee flexion; Meningitis
*'''Cheyne-Stokes:''' Breathing alternates between fast &amp; slow; CNS disease
*'''Chvostek's: '''&nbsp;Facial spasm elicited by tapping facial nerve; Hypocalcemia
*'''Dance's: '''Emptiness to palpation in RLQ; Intussusception
*'''de Musset's: '''Head bobbing with each systole; Aortic Insufficiency
*'''Ewart's: '''Dull to percussion at L scapula; Pericardia Effussion
*'''Fathergill's: '''Abdomen more tender with sit up; Muscle strain
*'''Grey Turner's: '''Flank ecchymossis; Retroperitoneal bleed
*'''Hamman's: '''Crunching sound with each heartbeat; Pneumomediastinum
*'''Hoffman's: '''Flicking tip of 3rd finger causes thumb flexion; UMN disease
*'''Horner's: '''Ptosis, anhydrosis, miosis; Sympathetic lesion
*'''Ishihara's: '''Color blindness cards; Color blindness
*'''Janeway's: '''Painless red embolic hand lesions; Endocarditis
*'''Kussmaul's: '''&nbsp;JVD increases with inspiration; Pericardial Tamponade
*'''Levine's: '''Clenched fist over chest; MI
*'''Murphy's: '''Inspiratory splint with c RUQ pressure; Cholecystitis
*'''Nikolsky's: '''Lateral pressure on blister causes extension; Pemphigus, TEN, SSSS..  
*'''Osler's Nodes: '''&nbsp;Tender Nodules on palms; Endocarditis
*'''Phalen's: '''Prolonged wrist flexion causes median nerve paresthesias; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
*'''Pregerson's: '''Subpatellar bulge c kness flexed; Knee effusion
*'''Prehn's: '''Testicle pain relieved by support; Epidymitis
*'''Psoas: '''Hip flexion vs resistance increases abdominal pain; Appendicitis
*'''Quincke's: '''Nail bed pulsations c pressure; Aortic Insufficiency
*'''Romberg's: '''&nbsp;Falls over with eyes closed; Decreased proprioception
*'''Rovsing's: '''LLQ percussion causes RLQ pain; Appendicitis
*'''Rumpel Leede: '''Petechiae from capillary lreak after tourniquet or BP cuff; Dengue, RMSF, Scarlatina
*'''Steinberg: '''Thumb IP joint can project past ulnar edge of pinky; Marfan's
*'''Thompson's: '''Calf squeeze does not cause plantar flexion; Achilles tendon rupture
*'''Tinel's: '''Percussion of median nerve at wrist provokes paresthesias; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
*'''Traube's: '''Pistol shot sound at femoral artery; Aoric insufficiency
*'''Trousseau's: '''Carpal spasm from BP cuff; Hypocalcemia
*'''Uhthoff's: '''Increased body temp causes worsening neuro sx; Multiple sclerosis'''<br>'''
*'''Vircow's: '''Palpable left supraclavicular lymph node; Pancreatic or GI CA
*'''Von Graefe's: '''Lid lag with visual tracking from hight to low; Grave's disease
*'''Walker: '''1st and 5th digit encircling other wrist overlap proximal to DIP; Marfan's
*'''Weber: '''Tuning fork to mid forehead heard asymmetrically; Hearing deficit
*'''Yerganson's: '''Pain and weakness with resisted supination; Biceps Tendonitis


==Alphabetical Lists==
[[Eponyms (A-B)#A|A]]
[[Eponyms (A-B)#B|B]]
[[Eponyms_(C-E)#C|C]]
[[Eponyms_(C-E)#D|D]]
[[Eponyms_(C-E)#E|E]]
[[Eponyms (F-L)#F|F]]
[[Eponyms (F-L)#G|G]]
[[Eponyms (F-L)#H|H]]
[[Eponyms (F-L)#I|I]]
[[Eponyms (F-L)#J|J]]
[[Eponyms (F-L)#K|K]]
[[Eponyms (F-L)#L|L]]
[[Eponyms_(M-P)#M|M]]
[[Eponyms_(M-P)#N|N]]
[[Eponyms_(M-P)#O|O]]
[[Eponyms_(M-P)#P|P]]
[[Eponyms (Q-S)#Q|Q]]
[[Eponyms (Q-S)#R|R]]
[[Eponyms_(T-Z)#Y|S]]
[[Eponyms_(T-Z)#T|T]]
[[Eponyms_(T-Z)#U|U]]
[[Eponyms_(T-Z)#V|V]]
[[Eponyms_(T-Z)#W|W]]
[[Eponyms_(T-Z)#X|X]]
[[Eponyms_(T-Z)#Y|Y]]
[[Eponyms_(T-Z)#Z|Z]]


[[Category:Misc/General]]
[[Category:Misc/General]]

Latest revision as of 16:02, 4 June 2014

Background

Medical terms past through the generations either associated with physical exam findings or pathology attached to a physican's name, or an anatomic structure.

Alphabetical Lists

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