and systemic vasculitidesroth's spot at who named it?retinal haemorrhages with pale centres seen at fundoscopy rovsing's signniels thorkild rovsinggeneral surgeryappendicitisrovsing's sign at who named it?palpation of llq elicits pain in rlq rumpel–leede signtheodor rumpel,carl stockbridge leedehaematologycapillary fragilityrumpel-leede test at who named it?petechiae seen after compression by tourniquet russell's signgerald russellpsychiatrybulimia nervosascarring of the dorsum of one hand (contact with incisors when purging) salus's signrobert salusophthalmologyhypertensionhypertension at medscapedeflection of retinal veins at right angle junctions due to elongation or shortening of connected arterioles schaeffer's signmax schaefferneurologypyramidal tract lesionsschäffer's reflex at who named it?squeezing the achilles tendon elicits an extensor plantar response schamroth's window testleo schamrothpulmonology, cardiologychronic hypoxiaidentifies clubbing of distal phalanges schiller's testwalter schillergynecologycervical cancerschiller's test at who named it?affected areas of cervix fail to stain brown with iodine solution schilling testrobert f. schillinginternal medicinepernicious anaemia, coeliac disease, other malabsorption disordersb12 radioassay; rare schirmer's testotto schirmerophthalmologykeratoconjunctivitis sicca, as in sjögren's syndromequantifies lacrimal secretion schober testpaul schoberphysiatry, rheumatology, orthopaedicsvarious disorders of lumbar vertebraeschober's sign at who named it?quantifies lumbar flexion sherren's trianglejames sherrensurgeryappendicitissherren's triangle at who named it?area of hyperaesthesia over the right lower abdomen shone's complexjohn d. shonecardiologycongenital heart defectsupravalvular mitral ring, parachute deformity of mitral valve, subaortic stenosis and coarctation of the aorta siegrist streaksaugust siegristophthalmologymalignant hypertensionhyperpigmented streaks parallel to choroidal vessels simmonds' testfranklin adin simmondsorthopaedicsachilles tendon rupturesqueezing of calf fails to produce plantar flexion sims–huhner testharry m. sims, max huhnerreproductive medicineinfertilitysims-huhner test at who named it?determination of sperm count and motility in a sample taken from the cervical canal within an hour of intercourse sister mary joseph nodulesister mary joseph dempsey (born julia dempsey)oncologyvarious abdominal malignanciespalpable lymph node in the umbilicus spurling's testroy glenwood spurlingneurologycervical radiculopathyspurling's manoeuvre and sign at who named it?axial compression and rotation of cervical spine to the side of symptoms causes pain stellwag's signkarl stellwag von carionendocrinologythyrotoxicosisinfrequent and/or incomplete blinking, accompanied by dalrymple's sign still's murmursir george frederick stillpaediatric cardiologysubaortic stenosis, small ventricular septal defectstill's mmurmur at who named it?systolic ejection sound ; vibratory/musical; best heard at left lower sternal border stransky's sign ?neurologypyramidal tract lesionsthe babinski sign – a reappraisal neurol india 48 (4): 314–18.sudden abduction and release of little toe causes extensor plantar response stroop testjohn ridley stroopneuropsychologyvarious, including adhd and schizophreniareaction times for incongruent stimuli (e.g., word red printed in blue) strümpell's signadolph strümpellneurologyspastic pareses of the lower extremitystrümpell's sign i at who named it?failure of abrupt passive flexion of the hip and/or knee to elicit dorsiflexion and adduction of foot terry's nailsr. terryinternal medicinevarious including hepatic failurewhite 'ground glass' nails;absence of lunula terry thomas signterry-thomasorthopaedicsscapho-lunate dissociationatlas of signs in musculoskeletal radiologygap between the scaphoid and lunate bones on ap wrist radiograph thomas testhugh owen thomasorthopaedicsfixed flexion deformity of hipsupine patient flexes one hip whilst keeping other leg flat; back arches if flexion deformity is present throckmorton's reflextom bentley throckmortonneurologypyramidal tract lesionsthe babinski sign – a reappraisal neurol india 48 (4): 314–8.pressure over dorsal big toe mtp joint elicits an extensor plantar response tinel's signjules tinelneurologyneuritis, compression disorders'dtp' – distal tingling on percussion todd's paresisrobert bentley toddneurologyseizure disordersfocal weakness for as much as 48 hours after seizure traube's signludwig traubevarioussplenomegalydull percussion sound over traube's space trendelenburg's signfriedrich trendelenburgneurologyinferior gluteal palsy, other causes of hip abductors weaknesspelvic tilt contralateral to 'stance leg' troisier's signcharles emile troisierinternal medicine, oncologyvarious abdominal malignancies, especially stomach cancertroisier's node or sign at who named it?enlargement of the left supraclavicular lymph node (=virchow's node) trousseau's sign of malignancyarmand trousseauinternal medicinevarious malignancies, including pancreaticspontaneous thrombosis of multiple veins, including portal circulation trousseau's sign of latent tetanyarmand trousseauinternal medicine, endocrinologyhypocalcaemiatrendelenburg's phenomenon at who named it?in hypocalcaemia, occlusion of brachial artery induces carpal spasm uhthoff's phenomenonwilhelm uhthoffneurologymultiple sclerosisuhthoff's symptom at who named it?↑ in neurological symptoms with exercise or other increase in body temperature unterberger testsiegfried unterbergerneurology, entvestibular lesionspatient walks in place with eyes closed;direction of rotation indicates vestibular lesion on that side virchow's noderudolf virchowinternal medicine, oncologyvarious abdominal malignancies, especially stomach cancervirchow's node at who named it?enlargement of the left supraclavicular lymph node (=troisier's sign) virchow's triadrudolf virchowhematologyetiology of thrombosishypercoagulability, hemodynamic changes (stasis, turbulence) and endothelial injury/dysfunction von braun-fernwald's signkarl von braun-fernwaldobstetricspregnancysoftening of the uterine fundus at the site of implantation at 4–5 weeks gestation von graefe signalbrecht von graefeendocrinologygraves' disease' lid lag'; immobility of upper lid on downward gaze wada testjuhn atsushi wadaneurologyepilepsy, anatomical lesions of cerebrumwada's test at who named it?short acting barbiturate injected in internal carotid; lateralizes language function waddell's signsg. waddellprimary care, psychiatrychronic painidentify non-organic sources of low back pain waddell's triadj.p. waddellpaediatric traumachild pedestrian struck by motor vehiclehead trauma, thoracic and/or abdominal trauma, femoral fracture watson's water hammer pulsesir thomas watson, 1st baronetcardiologyaortic regurgitationj. suvarna watson's water hammer pulse journal of postgraduate medicine 2008-04-01bounding forceful pulse elicited with postural manoeuvres wellens' sign or warninghein wellenscardiologysevere stenosis of ladcharacteristic ekg changes wernicke encephalopathy carl wernicke neurology, psychiatry thiamine deficiency neurological symptoms caused by biochemical lesions of the central nervous system after exhaustion of b-vitamin reserves, in particular thiamine wernicke-korsakoff syndrome carl wernicke, sergei korsakoff neurology, psychiatry wernicke encephalopathy, korsakoff syndrome combined presence of wernicke encephalopathy (we) and korsakoff syndrome westermark signnils westermarkpulmonologypulmonary embolismarea of oligaemia on chest x-ray whipple's triadallen whippleendocrinologyhypoglycemia1.symptoms associated with hypoglycaemia 2. measured low serum glucose 3. relief of symptoms with administration of glucose p.o. or iv wickham's striaelouis frédéric wickhamdermatologylichen planuswhite or greyish lines on the lichen planus lesions widal testgeorges-fernand widalmicrobiologyenteric feverserum agglutination; obsolete(?) winterbottom's signthomas masterman winterbottomtropical medicinetrypanosomiasisposterior cervical chain adenopathy wolff–parkinson–white triadsir john parkinson,paul dudley white,louis wolffcardiologysupraventricular tachycardiawolff-parkinson-white syndrome at who named it?pre-excitation on ecg wright's maneuver ?(needed) yeoman's test ?rheumatologysacroiliitis(needed)sacroiliac pain on rotation of ilium and extension of hip yergason's test ?orthopedic surgerybicipital tendinitisanterior shoulder pain with resisted supination of the forearm numerous additional signs can be found for graves disease under graves' ophthalmopathy.