Claybrook sign
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Claybrook sign is a clinical sign
in which heart sounds
and breath sounds can be heard transmitted through the abdominal wall on auscultation
. It occurs in patients with rupture of an abdominal viscus
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The sign is named after Edwin Claybrook
.
Medical sign
A medical sign is an objective indication of some medical fact or characteristic that may be detected by a physician during a physical examination of a patient....
in which heart sounds
Heart sounds
Heart sounds, or heartbeats, are the noises generated by the beating heart and the resultant flow of blood through it...
and breath sounds can be heard transmitted through the abdominal wall on auscultation
Auscultation
Auscultation is the term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope...
. It occurs in patients with rupture of an abdominal viscus
Viscus
In anatomy, a viscus is an internal organ, and viscera is the plural form. The viscera, when removed from a butchered animal, are known collectively as offal...
.
The sign is named after Edwin Claybrook
Edwin Claybrook
Edwin Claybrook was an American surgeon remembered for describing Claybrook sign.- References :...
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