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Coin Test
Aka: Coin Test, Bell tympany- Indication
- Diagnosis of Pneumothorax
- Technique
- Assistant holds one coin flat against chest
- Strikes coin with a second coin
- Examiner auscultates back on same side as assistant
- Assistant holds one coin flat against chest
- Interpretation
- In Pneumothorax, a clear ringing "bell" sound transmits