Tests With Eponyms Flashcards
Hydrostatic test
Test to prove live birth: float lungs in water
Wredin’s test
Test to prove live birth: middle ear of child is filled with gelatinous embryonic CT before birth (disappears after birth)
Diaphanus test
Determine peripheral circulation: spread fingers wide and view through strong light
Precipitin Test
Test used to prove if BLOOD or SEMEN is of human origin or not
Takayama Test
Positive for any substance with hemoglobin
Tests to determine if stain is blood or not
- benzidine test
- schombein’s test
- teichmann’s test
Tests to determine cessation of circulation
- magnus test
- icard’s test
- diaphanus test
Tete de negri
Bronze discoloration of head and neck of dead person
When is tete de negri observed?
Drowning
Champignon d’ocume
Whitish foam in the mouth and nostrils
When is champignon d’ocume observed?
Drowning
Edema aquosum
Entrance of water into air sacs making lungs doughy, readily pits on pressure, exuding water and froth
Walker’s tet
Teat for presence of gun powder residues on clothing
