Charcot's Triad (Paperback)


Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Charcot's triad refers to two separate sets of three signs each discovered by Jean-Martin Charcot. Each set of three relates includes its own three signs, and each of them relate to separate diseases. One pertains to multiple sclerosis while the other refers to ascending cholangitis. Charcot's triads are named for Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893), the French neurologist who first described the combinations of signs in relation to these diseases.One set of three signs, making up one of the two different Charcot's triads, is an indication of cholangitis and includes RUQ pain, jaundice and Fever, usually with rigors. A related finding is Reynolds' pentad. It refers to an infection of the ducts of the biliary tree. The most common causative organism is E. coli.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Charcot's triad refers to two separate sets of three signs each discovered by Jean-Martin Charcot. Each set of three relates includes its own three signs, and each of them relate to separate diseases. One pertains to multiple sclerosis while the other refers to ascending cholangitis. Charcot's triads are named for Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893), the French neurologist who first described the combinations of signs in relation to these diseases.One set of three signs, making up one of the two different Charcot's triads, is an indication of cholangitis and includes RUQ pain, jaundice and Fever, usually with rigors. A related finding is Reynolds' pentad. It refers to an infection of the ducts of the biliary tree. The most common causative organism is E. coli.

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Chromo Publishing

Country of origin

United States

Release date

2012

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First published

2012

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Dimensions

229 x 152 x 7mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

116

ISBN-13

978-6200504180

Barcode

9786200504180

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6200504180



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