Question
The sign with patch of dullness beneath the angle of left scapula in a patient with pericardial effusion is named as –
| A. |
Carvallo’s sign |
| B. |
Ewart’s sign |
| C. |
Homan’s sign |
| D. |
Hoffmann’s sign |
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Correct Answer � B Explanation |
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Answer- B. Ewart’s sign
Heart sounds become faint –
- The apex impulse vanishes; but sometimes it remains palpable, medial to the left border of cardiac dullness.
- The base of the left lung may be compressed by pericardial fluid, producing Ewart’s sign, a patch of dullness beneath the angle of the left scapula.
- The chest roentgenogram may show a “water bottle” or “flask shaped” configuration of the cardiac silhouette