"Reynolds' pentad" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after surgeon Benedict Reynolds, who described it (along with Everett Dargan) in 1959. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Reynolds' pentad
  1. A collection of signs and symptoms consistent with obstructive ascending cholangitis, a serious infection of the biliary tract. It combines Charcot's cholangitis triad (right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and fever) with shock (low blood pressure, tachycardia) and an altered mental state.
    Sense id: en-Reynolds'_pentad-en-name-8~P-9P6M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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