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Inmedicine,Allen'stestortheAllentestisamedicalsignusedinphysicalexaminationofarterialbloodflowtothehands.ItwasnamedforEdgarVan ...

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Medical sign used in physical examination of arterial blood flow to the hands

Arteries of the hand

In medicine, Allens test or the Allen test is a medical sign used in physical examination of arterial blood flow to the hands. It was named for Edgar Van Nuys Allen, who described the original version of the test in 1942.[1]

An altered test, first suggested by Irving S Wright in 1952, has almost universally replaced the original method in contemporary medical practice. The alternative method is often referred to as the modified Allens test or modified Allen test.[2]

The original test proposed by Allen is performed as follows:[1]