Beck's triad

triad /tri·ad/ (tri´ad)

1. any trivalent element.

2. a group of three associated entities or objects.

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Beck's triad  rising venous pressure, falling arterial pressure, and small quiet heart; characteristic of cardiac compression.

Currarino's triad  a complex of congenital anomalies in the anococcygeal region, in varying combinations and degrees, with scimitar sacrum; presacral anterior meningocele, teratoma or cyst; and rectal malformations.

Hutchinson's triad  diffuse interstitial keratitis, labyrinthine disease, and Hutchinson's teeth, seen in congenital syphilis.

Saint's triad  hiatus hernia, colonic diverticula, and cholelithiasis.

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Beck's triad (bks)

n.

See acute compression triad.

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Beck's triad

Etymology: Claude Schaeffer Beck, American surgeon, 1894-1971

a combination of three symptoms that characterize cardiac tamponade: high central venous pressure as evidenced, for example, by jugular venous distention; low arterial pressure; and a small, quiet heart.

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Beck's triad

rising venous pressure, falling arterial pressure, and small quiet heart; characteristic of cardiac compression.