paradoxical diaphragm phenomenon

paradoxical diaphragm phenomenon
in phrenic nerve paralysis and diaphragmatic eventration, one hemidiaphragm moves upward on inhalation and downward on exhalation, opposite to the movements on the contralateral side.

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