- Offers a comprehensive overview of the application and utility of Gastrointestinal Eponymic Signs in clinical practice
- Illustrates how to perform the signs
- Discusses the sensitivity specificity of the signs and its predictive value in clinical practice
This book provides a novel method to teach eponymically named physical signs of the alimentary tract and intrabdominal organs.
The focus is on the historical aspect of the named signs, how to perform the sign described by the author, and the pathophysiologic mechanisms involved in eliciting a positive test. The goal is to guide the reader to appreciate how these bedside signs provide a more profound understanding of the mechanism of disease.
By doing so, they become more than simply rote memorization but an appreciation of how a direct hands-on assessment involving observing, engaging, listening, and touching the patient assists in diagnosis. Hence, these techniques provided the additional benefit of better connecting the practitioner to the patients and maintaining the art of medicine, which is rapidly losing its foothold within the medical community.
This book will serve as a teaching tool for learners, teachers, and practicing physicians to preserve the art of the physical examination using a form of a case-based teaching and learning style approach. Illustrations throughout the text provide a visual representation of how to perform the sign.
The authors believe this method of teaching and learning is more meaningful to the student in that they will be able to associate the name with the person's historical features, the sign, and its pathophysiologic mechanism(s).
Gastrointestinal Eponymic Signs is a must-have resource for medical students, residents, fellows, teaching faculty, and any practicing physician seeking to understand how physical examination signs assist in diagnosis.
Table of Contents- Oral Cavity Signs
- Oropharynx and Esophagus Signs
- Stomach Signs
- Small and Large Bowel Signs
- Appendicitis: Somatic and Visceral Nerve Reflexes Signs: Mechanisms and Pathophysiologic Approach in Acute and Chronic Disease
- Miscellaneous Non-reflex Signs in Appendicitis
- Liver and Biliary Signs
- Spleen Signs
- Pancreas Signs
- Intra-Abdominal and Diaphragm Signs
- Abdominal Wall Signs
- Hernia Signs
