Boas sign
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Boas' sign — Boas or Boas s sign is hyperaesthesia (increased or altered sensitivity) below the right scapula can be a symptom in acute cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder) [cite web title = Boas sign work = publisher = GPnotebook date = url = http … Wikipedia
Boas — might refer to:in people:*Abraham Tobias Boas (1844 1923), Australian rabbi *André Vilas Boas (born 1983), Portuguese footballer *Antonio Villas Boas (1934 1992), Brazilian alien abduction claimant *Carlos Thorne Boas (born 1923), Peruvian… … Wikipedia
Boas point — a point to the left of the twelfth thoracic vertebra that becomes tender upon pressure in patients with gastric ulcer. Called also Boas sign … Medical dictionary
Boas algesimeter point (sign test) — Bo·as algesimeter, point (sign, test) (boґahs) [Ismar Isidor Boas, German physician, 1858–1938] see under algesimeter and point … Medical dictionary
Boas's sign — excessive sensitivity in the region of the wing of the right scapula, associated with cholecystitis. I. I. Boas (1858 1938), German gastroenterologist … Medical dictionary
Boas's sign — excessive sensitivity in the region of the wing of the right scapula, associated with cholecystitis. [I. I. Boas (1858–1938), German gastroenterologist] … The new mediacal dictionary
Cullen's sign — DiseasesDB 17313 Cullen s sign is superficial edema and bruising in the subcutaneous fatty tissue around the … 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
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
Dance's sign — is an eponymous medical sign consisting of an investigation of the right lower quadrant of the abdomen for retraction, which can be an indication of intussusception, i.e. those with intussusception may have retraction of the right iliac fossa.… … Wikipedia
