Morrissey’s Cough Test - A Student Friendly Modification

Abstract

Morrissey’s cough test is poorly described in recent text books of surgery and the students have difficulty in recognizing the response to cough. Here we suggest a simple modification of the test which makes it easier for the student to recognize the retrograde flow in the saphenofemoral junction.

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N. Sivaprahasam , G. P. Sekar

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N. Sivaprahasam, G. P. Sekar (2014). Morrissey’s Cough Test - A Student Friendly Modification. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 10(3), 506-507. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-131525