Re: s/l le-vine sign. HELP!

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Hi, Annette,

ADoerr6@... wrote:

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> Good evening:

> Cardiology consult. I've looked under signs and anything else I can think of!

> Just can't find this.

>

> The patient began to have symptoms several weeks ago. While mowing his lawn,

> the patient would experience a " tightness " described with a positive s/l

> le-vine sign.

>

> Doc is really clear, and pronounces it le-vine.

>

The Levine sign is a classic sign of angina pectoris, when the patient clenches

the fist and places it over the sternum to describe the sense of constriction

felt in the chest. (Textbook of Physical Diagnosis)

Carol K.