Vaibhav Rastogi1, Devina Singh2, Halil Tekiner3, Fan Ye1, Nataliya Kirchenko4, Joseph J Mazza5, Steven H Yale6. 1. University of Central Florida, College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida, USA. 2. University of Florida, Department of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 3. Department of the History of Pharmacy and Ethics, Erciyes University School of Pharmacy, Talas, Kayseri, Turkey. 4. North Florida/South Florida Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 5. Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA. 6. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida, USA steven.yale.md@gmail.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Abdominal palpation is a difficult skill to master in the physical examination. It is through the tactile sensation of touch that abdominal tenderness is detected and expressed through pain. Its findings can be used to detect peritonitis and other acute and subtle abnormalities of the abdomen. Some techniques, recognized as signs or medical eponyms, assist clinicians in detecting disease and differentiating other conditions based on location and response to palpation. Described in this paper are medical eponyms associated with abdominal palpation from the period 1876 to 1907. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Medline, on-line Internet word searches, textbooks and references from other source text were used as the data source. PubMed was searched using the Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) of the name of the eponyms and text words associated with the sign. CONCLUSION: We present brief historical background information about the physician who reported the sign, original description of the sign, and its clinical application and implication in today's medical practice.
BACKGROUND: Abdominal palpation is a difficult skill to master in the physical examination. It is through the tactile sensation of touch that abdominal tenderness is detected and expressed through pain. Its findings can be used to detect peritonitis and other acute and subtle abnormalities of the abdomen. Some techniques, recognized as signs or medical eponyms, assist clinicians in detecting disease and differentiating other conditions based on location and response to palpation. Described in this paper are medical eponyms associated with abdominal palpation from the period 1876 to 1907. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Medline, on-line Internet word searches, textbooks and references from other source text were used as the data source. PubMed was searched using the Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) of the name of the eponyms and text words associated with the sign. CONCLUSION: We present brief historical background information about the physician who reported the sign, original description of the sign, and its clinical application and implication in today's medical practice.
Authors: K Murphy; P McLaughlin; B R O'Connor; M Breen; C O'Súilleabháin; P Maceneaney; M M Maher Journal: Clin Radiol Date: 2012-09-07 Impact factor: 2.350