Watson's Water Hammer Pulse - Eponym

Eponym

"Watson's water hammer pulse" and "Corrigan's pulse" refer to similar observations. However, the former usually refers to measurement of a pulse on a limb, while the latter refers to measurement of the pulse of the carotid artery.

• "Corrigan's pulse" is named for Sir Dominic Corrigan, the Irish physician, who characterized it in 1832.

• "Watson's water hammer pulse" is named for Thomas Watson, who characterized it in 1844.