Turner's sign

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• Grey-Turner's sign — refers to bruising of the flanks. This sign takes 24 48 hours to appear and predicts a severe attack of acute pancreatitis, with mortality rising from 8 10% to 40%. It may be accompanied by Cullen s sign, which may then be indicative of… …   Wikipedia

• Turner, Nat — born Oct. 2, 1800, Southampton county, Va., U.S. died Nov. 11, 1831, Jerusalem, Va. U.S. insurrectionist. Born into slavery, he became convinced of his mission to lead American slaves out of bondage and developed a scheme to capture the armoury… …   Universalium

• Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… …   Medical dictionary

• Turner sign — Tur·ner sign (turґnər) [George Grey Turner, British surgeon, 1877–1951] see under sign …   Medical dictionary

• Turner sign — discoloration (bruising) and induration of the skin of the costovertebral angle caused by extravasation of blood in acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis. Called also Grey Turner s …   Medical dictionary

• Turner — George Grey, English surgeon, 1877–1951. See Grey T. sign. Henry H., U.S. endocrinologist, 1892–1970. See T. syndrome. Joseph G., English dentist, †1955. See T. tooth. Sir William, English anatomist, 1832–1916. See intraparietal sulcus of T., T.… …   Medical dictionary

• Cullen's sign — DiseasesDB 17313 Cullen s sign is superficial edema and bruising in the subcutaneous fatty tissue around the …   Wikipedia

• Chris Turner (footballer born 1987) — Chris Turner Personal information Full name Christopher Turner Date of birth 3 January 1987 ( …   Wikipedia

• Grey-Turner-Zeichen — Das Grey Turner Zeichen (englisch: Grey Turner s sign) ist, wie auch das Cullen Zeichen, ein klinisches Zeichen für eine schwere akute Pankreatitis. Dabei treten im Flankenbereich bläulich grünliche Flecken auf. Sie entstehen durch eine ödematose …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Murphy's sign — In medicine, Murphy s sign refers to a maneuver during a physical examination as part of the abdominal examination and a finding elicited in ultrasonography. It is useful for differentiating pain in the right upper quadrant. Typically, it is… …   Wikipedia

• Rigler's sign — Rigler s sign, also known as the double wall sign, is seen on an x ray of the abdomen when air is present on both sides of the intestine; a Rigler s sign is present when air is present on the inside (lumenal side) and the outside (peritoneal… …   Wikipedia