Peter Drier, a bank technology manager in New York City, was blindsided after neck surgery by a $117,000 bill from a doctor he did not recall meeting. Credit Joshua Bright for The New York Times.
Cushing's triad, which includes bradycardia, hypertension (with widened pulse pressure), and a change in respiratory pattern, is seen in head injuries with increased intracranial pressure (ICP).
(redirected from Virchow's triad) Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia. Related to Virchow's triad: Deep vein thrombosis, Whipple's triad, Charcot's triad, Cushing's triad. 1. Chem an atom, element, group, or ion that has a valency of three. 2. Music a three-note chord consisting of a note and the third and fifth above it. 3. an aphoristic literary form used in medieval Welsh and Irish literature.