Vaibhav Rastogi1, Devina Singh2, Halil Tekiner3, Fan Ye1, Joseph J Mazza4, Steven H Yale5. 1. University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Graduate Medical Education, 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. Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA. 5. University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Orlando, Florida, USA steven.yale.md@gmail.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Abdominal palpation is an important clinical skill used by physicians to detect the cause of the underlying disease. Abdominal physical signs reported as medical eponyms are sometimes helpful in supporting or confirming clinical suspicion of a diagnosis. With the advent of advanced and rapid imaging techniques physicians often know the diagnosis prior to setting their hands on patients. Nevertheless, knowledge of these signs may still remain important in settings where imaging may not be readily available and importantly provide deeper insights into the mechanism of disease. In this paper, described are medical eponyms associated with abdominal palpation from the period 1907-1926. 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 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.
BACKGROUND: Abdominal palpation is an important clinical skill used by physicians to detect the cause of the underlying disease. Abdominal physical signs reported as medical eponyms are sometimes helpful in supporting or confirming clinical suspicion of a diagnosis. With the advent of advanced and rapid imaging techniques physicians often know the diagnosis prior to setting their hands on patients. Nevertheless, knowledge of these signs may still remain important in settings where imaging may not be readily available and importantly provide deeper insights into the mechanism of disease. In this paper, described are medical eponyms associated with abdominal palpation from the period 1907-1926. 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 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.
Authors: Vaibhav Rastogi; Devina Singh; Halil Tekiner; Fan Ye; Nataliya Kirchenko; Joseph J Mazza; Steven H Yale Journal: Clin Med Res Date: 2018-08-30