Osler's sign (pseudohypertension)

Osler's sign (pseudohypertension): The Osler's sign of pseudohypertension is an artificially and falsely elevated blood pressure reading obtained through sphygmomanometry due to arteriosclerotic, calcified blood vessels which do not physiologically compress with pressure.

Because they do not compress with pressure normally, the blood pressure reading is higher than it truly ought to be.

It can indicate pseudohypertension.^[1] It is also known as "Osler's maneuver".^[2]^[3]

The sign is named for William Osler.

See also

Osler's sign

References

^ "THE MERCK MANUAL OF GERIATRICS, Ch. 85, Hypertension". http://www.merck.com/mkgr/mmg/sec11/ch85/ch85a.jsp. Retrieved 2008-12-20.

^ Messerli FH (May 1986). "Osler's maneuver, pseudohypertension, and true hypertension in the elderly". Am. J. Med. 80 (5): 906–10. doi:10.1016/0002-9343(86)90636-4. PMID 2939716. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0002-9343(86)90636-4.

^ Belmin J, Visintin JM, Salvatore R, Sebban C, Moulias R (January 1995). "Osler's maneuver: absence of usefulness for the detection of pseudohypertension in an elderly population". Am. J. Med. 98 (1): 42–9. doi:10.1016/S0002-9343(99)80079-5. PMID 7825617. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002-9343(99)80079-5.

Vascular disease

Arterial

aortic aneurysm (Cardarelli's sign, Oliver's sign) · pulmonary embolism (McConnell's sign) · radial artery sufficiency (Allen's test) · pseudohypertension (Osler's sign) · thrombus (Lines of Zahn)
Adson's sign · arteriovenous fistula (Nicoladoni sign)

Venous

Friedreich's sign · Caput medusae · Kussmaul's sign · DVT (Bancroft's sign, Homans sign, Lisker's sign, Louvel's sign, Lowenberg's sign, Pratt's sign, Rose's sign) · Trendelenburg's test · superior vena cava syndrome (Pemberton's sign)

M: HRT

anat/phys/devp

noco/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug (C1A/1B/1C/1D), blte

M: VAS

anat(a:h/u/t/a/l,v:h/u/t/a/l)/phys/devp/cell/prot

noco/syva/cong/lyvd/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug(C2s+n/3/4/5/7/8/9)

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