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Specialty Expressions: EWART'S SIGN

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Ewart's signMedicineUndue prominence of the sternal end of the first rib in certain cases of pericardial effusion. Source: European Union. (references)

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Extended Definition: Ewart's sign

Ewart's sign

Left scapula. Dorsal surface. (Ewart's sign below angle of the left scapula.)
Left scapula. Dorsal surface. (Ewart's sign below angle of the left scapula.)[1]

Ewart's sign is a set of findings on physical examination in people with large collections of fluid around their heart (pericardial effusions).

Dullness to percussion, egophony, and bronchial breath sounds may be appreciated at the tip of the left scapula when the effusion is large enough to compress the left lower lobe of the lung, causing consolidation or atelectasis.

Eponym

It was first described by William Ewart in 1896.[2][3]

References

  1. "Definition: Ewart's sign from Online Medical Dictionary".
  2. synd/2346 at Who Named It
  3. W. Ewart: Practical aids in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion, in connection with the question as to surgical treatment. British Medical Journal, London, 1896, 1: 717-721.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Ewart's sign". Image Credit.