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Osler's sign (pseudohypertension) — The Osler s sign of pseudohypertension is an artificially and falsely elevated blood pressure reading obtained through sphygmomanometry due to arteriosclerotic, calcified blood vessels which do not physiologically compress with pressure. Because… … Wikipedia
Osler's maneuver — Os·ler s maneuver or Os·ler maneuver äs lər(z) , ōs n a sphygmomanometric procedure of disputed usefulness in detecting false cases of hypertension in the elderly that involves inflating the cuff above the systolic blood pressure and that is held … Medical dictionary
Osler disease maneuver nodes etc. — Os·ler disease, maneuver, nodes, etc. (ōsґlər) [Sir William Osler, Canadian born physician, 1849–1919; successively professor of medicine in McGill University, the University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University, and the… … Medical dictionary
Heart murmur — For the French motion picture, see Murmur of the Heart. Cardiac murmurs and other cardiac sounds Auscultogram from normal and abnormal heart sounds ICD 10 … Wikipedia
diagnosis — /duy euhg noh sis/, n., pl. diagnoses / seez/. 1. Med. a. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. b. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbr.: Dx 2. Biol. scientific… … Universalium
List of physicians — This is a list of famous physicians in history: Contents 1 Physicians famous for their role in advancement of medicine 2 Physicians famous chiefly as eponyms 3 Physicians famous as criminals … Wikipedia
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