M.N.: "Pathognomonic" means HIGHLY INDICATIVE (SIGN, FEATURE or PART, etc.) | @drmaypole: #Pathognomonic - one of my favorite terms in #medicine - describes a sign or finding incontrovertibly (or w/ at least high specificity) tied to a particular #disease . (From the Greek: ‘pathos’ or disease, ‘gnomon’, indicator) #diagnosis
Tweets by @mikenov | Post Link - 1:14 PM 10/4/2021 Michael Novakhov Retweeted jackmaypole @drmaypole # Pathognomonic -one of my favorite terms in # medicine -describes a sign or finding incontrovertibly (or w/ at least high specificity) tied to a particular # disease . (From the Greek: ‘pathos’ or disease, ‘gnomon’, indicator) # diagnosis # graphic -medicine can you name all those dx? Aug 18, 2019 Michael Novakhov Retweeted MedZeal @MedZeal1 # Koplik spots which are white or bluish lesions with an erythematous halo on the buccal mucosa are # pathognomonic for # measles .they may briefly overlap with the measles exanthem.The erythematous halo differentiates them from # Fordyce 's spots(ectopic sebaceous glands) Jun 21, 2020 Michael Novakhov Retweeted Tarryn Carlsson @tazzalc What made this antegrade ureteric stent more difficult to place? It’s a beautiful example of it! # FOAMrad # interventionalradiology # pathognomonic Jul 21, 2020 Michael Novakhov