Hoover's sign (pulmonary)

Hoover's sign in pulmonology is one of two signs named for Charles Franklin Hoover.^[1]

It refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration,^[2] - instead of outward as is normal - implying a flat, but functioning, diaphragm, often associated with COPD.^[3] COPD, and more specifically emphysema, often lead to hyperexpansion of the lungs due to air trapping. The resulting flattened diaphragm contracts downwards on inspiration, thereby paradoxically pulling the inferior ribs inwards with its movement.

References

^ "George Crile, Charles Hoover and John Phillips". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
^ Binazzi B, Bianchi R, Romagnoli I, et al. (February 2008). "Chest wall kinematics and Hoover's sign". Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 160 (3): 325–33. doi:10.1016/j.resp.2007.10.019. PMID 18088571. S2CID 24412904.
^ Garcia-Pachon E, Padilla-Navas I (May 2006). "Frequency of Hoover's sign in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease". Int. J. Clin. Pract. 60 (5): 514–7. doi:10.1111/j.1368-5031.2006.00850.x. PMID 16700846. S2CID 11044597.

[urlGeorge_Crile,_Charles_Hoover_and_John_Phillips-1] "George Crile, Charles Hoover and John Phillips". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.

[pmid18088571-2] Binazzi B, Bianchi R, Romagnoli I, et al. (February 2008). "Chest wall kinematics and Hoover's sign". Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 160 (3): 325–33. doi:10.1016/j.resp.2007.10.019. PMID 18088571. S2CID 24412904.

[pmid16700846-3] Garcia-Pachon E, Padilla-Navas I (May 2006). "Frequency of Hoover's sign in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease". Int. J. Clin. Pract. 60 (5): 514–7. doi:10.1111/j.1368-5031.2006.00850.x. PMID 16700846. S2CID 11044597.

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Hoover's sign (pulmonary)

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