Revista clínica española
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Revista clínica española · Mar 2005
[Paradoxical costal shift throughout inspiration (Hoover's sign) in patients admitted because of dyspnea].
To study the frequency and diagnostic usefulness of Hoover's sign (paradoxical costal shift throughout inspiration) in patients admitted because of dyspnea. ⋯ Hoover's sign is a frequent finding in patients admitted because of EPOC and is found only rarely in patients without obstructive pulmonary disease. This sign contributes useful information for the evaluation of patients admitted because of dyspnea.