Tracheal Tug
August 13th, 2017
Overview
How to Elicit
- Ask the patient to breath in deeply, looking for downward movement of the trachea.
Significance
- Suggestive of airway obstruction.
Note
- Oliver's sign, also known as tracheal tug, involves downward movement of the trachea on systole and is indicative of a thoracic aortic aneurysm.
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