Hamman sign
(redirected from Hamman’s sign, Hammond sign)Ham·man sign
(ham'ăn),a crunching, rasping sound, synchronous with heart beat, heard over the precordium and sometimes at a distance from the chest in mediastinal emphysema.
Hamman sign
A substernal crepitance, which is typically synchronous with the heartbeat, caused by percolation of air into the mediastinum.Hamman sign
Physical exam A crunching sound synchronous with heartbeat, which may be heard in Pts with mediastinal emphysema, pneumopericardiumHam·man sign
(ham'ăn sīn)A crunching, rasping sound, synchronous with heart beat, heard over the precordium and sometimes at a distance from the chest in mediastinal emphysema Also known as Hamman crunch.
Synonym(s): Hamman murmur.
Synonym(s): Hamman murmur.
Hamman,
Louis, U.S. physician, 1877-1946.Hamman crunch
Hamman disease - Synonym(s): Hamman syndrome
Hamman murmur - Synonym(s): Hamman sign
Hamman sign - a crunching, rasping sound, synchronous with heartbeat, heard over the precordium and sometimes at a distance from the chest in mediastinal emphysema. Synonym(s): Hamman murmur
Hamman syndrome - spontaneous mediastinal emphysema, resulting from rupture of alveoli. Synonym(s): Hamman disease
Hamman-Rich syndrome - Synonym(s): usual interstitial pneumonia of Liebow