Sthanu on X: "Hoover's sign (pulmonary) 👉 refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration, instead of outward as is normal - implying a flat, but functioning, diaphragm, often
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Jorge Cortés on X: "🔴When this occurs, the inspiratory contraction of the flattened diaphragm decreases the transverse diameter of the lower rib cage.🔴 Lemyze M, Bart F. Hoover sign. CMAJ. 2011;183:e133 https://t.co/4CBixbKY6x" /
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Jorge Cortés on X: "Hoover's sign ▶️ Present in 76% of pts w/ severe COPD ▶️ Pulmonary hyperinflation ▶️ flattening of the diaphragm ▶️ impairs its piston-like downward displacement capacity. https://t.co/y9bI54VDZl" / X