Eponymous Triads

Good things come in threes? Here's a list of triads we use in clinical diagnosis.

Cushing's triad --> raised ICP

• Hypertension
• Bradycardia
• Irregular respiration

Beck's triad --> cardiac tamponade

• Distant heart sounds
• Hypotension
• Distended jugular veins

Virchow's triad --> hypercoagulable state

• Endothelial damage
• Venous stasis
• Hypercoagulability

Whipple's triad --> hypoglycemic state

• Symptoms of hypoglycemia 
• Low blood sugar
• Relief of symptoms with sugar intake

Charcot's triad --> ascending cholangitis

• RUQ pain
• Jaundice
• fever