Louvel's sign
Medical condition
| Louvel's sign | |
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| Differential diagnosis | deep vein thrombosis |
Louvel's sign is a clinical sign found in patients with deep vein thrombosis. The sign is defined as pain in the distribution of the affected vein which occurs during coughing or sneezing (Valsalva maneuver), and which disappears when the vein is compressed proximally.[1]
References
- ^ Assessment of the Elderly Patient: The Peripheral Vascular Examination: Venous Examinations at Medscape.
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Signs and symptoms relating to the circulatory system
- Referred pain
- Angina
- Levine's sign
- Heart sounds
- Split S2
- S3
- S4
- Gallop rhythm
- Heart murmur
- Pericardial friction rub
- Heart click
- Bruit
- Cardiogenic
- Obstructive
- Hypovolemic
- Distributive
- See further Template:Shock
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| Other endocardium | |
| Pericardium |
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| Other |
| Arterial | |
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| Venous |
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