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Reynolds' pentad

name

Etymology

Named after surgeon Benedict Reynolds, who described it (along with Everett Dargan) in 1959.

Definitions

  1. A collection of signs and symptoms consistent with obstructive ascending cholangitis, a…

    A collection of signs and symptoms consistent with obstructive ascending cholangitis, a serious infection of the biliary tract. It combines Charcot's cholangitis triad (right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and fever) with shock (low blood pressure, tachycardia) and an altered mental state.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA