Aortic regurgitation has more eponymous signs than any other clinical condition. Here are sixteen of them to look out for next time you're in the cardiology clinic.
Colour M-mode study showing aortic regurgitation |
Prominent pulsation of the retinal arteries
Corrigan's sign
Prominent pulsation of the carotid arteries
De Musset's sign
Head nodding in synchrony with the pulse
Duroziez's sign
Systolic and diastolic murmurs heard over the femoral artery while the vessel is being partially compressed by the stethoscope
Gerhardt's sign
Pulsation of the spleen
Hill's sign
A higher systolic blood pressure (>20 mmHg) in the legs than in the arms
Landolfi's sign
Constriction/dilatation of the pupil in synchrony with the pulse
Lighthouse sign
Flushing of the forehead in synchrony with the pulse
Lincoln sign
Prominent (excessive) pulsation of the popliteal artery
Mayne's sign
A drop in diastolic blood pressure of >15 mmHg after raising the arm above the head
Mueller's sign
Pulsation of the uvula
Quincke's sign
Prominent pulsation of the capillaries in the nail beds
Rosenbach's sign
Pulsation of the liver
Sherman sign
Prominent pulsation of the dorsalis pedis artery
Traube's sign
A double sound auscultated over the femoral artery during distal compression
Watson's water hammer pulse
A collapsing pulse palpated at the patient's forearm
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