Name of a problem, when you have clutching chest pain.?!


Question: Name of a problem, when you have clutching chest pain..?
My mom is in nursing school. There is something out there named after a man. It is clutching chest pain. Does anyone know of a condition like this named after a man. Thanks in advance.Health Question & Answer


Answers:
I think that this might be what you're talking about. It's not actually a condition, but a sign, called Levine's sign, in which the patient clenches their fist and holds it over their chest to indicate that their having a squeezing chest pain or pressure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levine's_si...

By the way, in medical terms, a 'sign' is something that the doctor observes but is not necessarily noticed by the patient herself, as opposed to a 'symptom', which is something that the patient reports.

I hope that's what you're looking for....Health Question & Answer



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