Edwin Claybrook
Encyclopedia
Edwin Claybrook was an American
surgeon
remembered for describing Claybrook sign
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United States
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surgeon
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
remembered for describing Claybrook sign
Claybrook sign
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.The sign is named after Edwin Claybrook....
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