Reynolds' pentad

Reynolds' pentad
Differential diagnosisobstructive ascending cholangitis

Reynolds' pentad is a collection of signs and symptoms consistent with obstructive ascending cholangitis, a serious infection of the biliary tract. It is a combination of Charcot's triad (right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and fever) with shock (low blood pressure, tachycardia) and an altered mental status.[1] Sometimes the two additional signs are listed simply as low blood pressure and confusion.[2]

Eponym

It was named after surgeon Benedict Reynolds, who described it (along with Everett Dargan) in 1959.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Reynolds BM, Dargan EL (August 1959). "Acute obstructive cholangitis; a distinct clinical syndrome". Ann Surg. 150 (2): 299–303. doi:10.1097/00000658-195908000-00013. PMC 1613362. PMID 13670595.
  2. ^ Teo, Amir H. Sam, James T.H. (2010). Rapid medicine (2nd ed.). Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 1405183233.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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