1. What is Courvoisier's sign in clinical medicine and why was it an ominous clinical sign in the pre imaging days of medicine?
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A palpable gallbladder in the presence of obstructive jaundice. This sign was ominous because of the poor expected outcome of an obstructed common bile duct in the days before surgery. The sign was seen in the same light as hemoptisis and weight loss in the days of yore.