What clinical sign is this?



Last update: Monday, 02 Dec 2019 at 18:17

A patient with respiratory failure showed the following clinical sign in his respiratory pattern:

1. What is the precise name of this sign?

a) Paradoxical diaphragmatic movement
b) Hoover’s sign
c) Intercostal retraction

2.  What is its physiopathological and clinical meaning?



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