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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.
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