What Term Is Used to Describe the Breathing Pattern Seen

question 94

Multiple Choice

What term is used to describe the breathing pattern seen in COPD patients in which the lower costal margins of the chest wall draw inward with each inspiration?

• A)Hoover's sign
• B)Homan's sign
• C)abdominal paradox
• D)respiratory alternans

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