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Claybrook sign

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Claybrook sign
Differential diagnosisrupture of an abdominal viscus.

Claybrook sign is a clinical sign in which heart sounds and breath sounds can be heard transmitted through the abdominal wall on auscultation. It occurs in patients with rupture of an abdominal viscus.[1]

The sign is named after Edwin Claybrook.

References

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  1. ^ Claybrook's sign Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine at Mondofacto online medical dictionary.