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TOURNIQUET TEST [1 record]

Record 1 2013-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A test for capillary resistance in which a blood pressure cuff about the upper arm is used to occlude the vein effectively for a measured time, after which the skin of the forearm and hand is examined for petechiae.

OBS

tourniquet test : term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Mesure de la résistance capillaire pratiquée en maintenant pendant dix minutes un garrot juste au-dessus du pli du coude pour entraver la circulation veineuse. Une fragilité capillaire anormale se traduira par une formation hémorragique d'aspect purpurique.

Spanish

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