what is crepitus of lung
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Crepitus In soft tissues, crepitus can be produced when gas is introduced into an area where it is normally not present. The term can also be used when describing the sounds produced by lung conditions such as interstitial lung disease—these are also referred to as rales.
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sarcoidosis Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic lung disease involving the abnormal formation of fiber-like scar tissue in the lungs. In the early stages of the disease, the lungs can become inflamed, making breathing difficult.
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- Crepitus, or the sound a joint makes when it cracks, is common in people with arthritis. Find out when you should become concerned about it. Crepitus, or the sound a joint makes when it cracks, is common in people with arthritis.
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Flash pulmonary edema. Rimoldi SF(1), Yuzefpolskaya M, Allemann Y, Messerli F. Author information: (1)Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland. Flash pulmonary edema (FPE) is a general clinical term used to describe a particularly dramatic form of acute decompensated heart failure.
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- A common example of crepitus is when rough surfaces in a joint rub together and result in a popping and crackling sound or an irregular feeling in your joint.
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What is lung crepitation and how is it caused? It is the crackling sound heard with a stethoscope when placed over the lungs. It is hard to describe it. If you google it you may find how it sounds like but a close one would be the sound you hear when you rub your hair close to your ears. It is mostly abnormal. There are many lung and heart diseases which cause it. It is caused by fluid or inflammatory exudate in the alveoli or bronchioles. It could also be caused by fibrosis or scarring of lungs which has many causes. Broadly the causes are infections, fluid in the lungs, cancers, inflammations, etc.
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Pulmonary fibrosis Pulmonary fibrosis (literally scarring of the lungs) is a respiratory disease in which scars are formed in the lung tissues, leading to serious breathing problems.
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- Pulsus paradoxus is one of the ominous signs in acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma. This is the most common extra-cardiac cause of this physical sign. The main mechanism operational in respiratory disease is the unusually great fluctuations in intrathoracic pressures that are transmitted to the aorta. 1.
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"""coarse"" lung sounds" My preceptor has used a new term that I am not familair with. Coarse lung sounds, which are NOT the same as crackles... Coarse lung sounds indicate secretions whereas crackles indicate pulmonary edema.
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- The pathophysiology of lung contusion includes ventilation/perfusion mismatching, increased intrapulmonary shunting, increased lung water, segmental lung damage, and a loss of compliance. Clinically, patient’s presents with hypoxiemia, hypercarbia and increase in laboured breathing.
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- Pleural fremitus is a palpable vibration of the wall of the thorax caused by friction between the parietal and visceral pleura of the lungs. See pleural friction rub for the auditory analog of this sign.epatic fremitus is a vibration felt over the patient's liver. It is thought to be caused by a severely inflamed and necrotic liver rubbing up against the peritoneum. The name 'Monash sign' has been suggested for this clinical sign, after the Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne, Australia.
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- Crackles, crepitations, or rales (/ˈrɑːlz/ ( listen) RAHLZ or /ˈrælz/ RALZ) are the clicking, rattling, or crackling noises that may be made by one or both lungs of a human with a respiratory disease during inhalation. They are often heard only with a stethoscope (on auscultation).
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Chest Congestion â Meaning, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment Pneumoconiosis is a lung condition caused by the inhalation of airborne particles that can damage lung tissue. This is mainly seen with the inhalation of dust from coal (coal worker’s pneumoconiosis), asbestos (asbestosis), silica (silicosis) and beryllium (berylliosis). It is usually due to occupational exposure.
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Crackles Heard on End-Inspiration As a patient's condition worsens further, the fluid may leak into the lungs. The patient now has pulmonary edema, and those lung sounds may even be heard on expiration. At that point, they are classified as SUB-CREPITANT crackles. Sometimes an isolated area of crepitant crackles can be found in an upper lung field.
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Top 30 Doctor insights on: Treatments For Barrel Chest No. A pigeon chest is a deformity of the sternum in teenagers called pectus carinitum or excavatum. These are usually not responsible for any symptoms but are mostly cosmetic. A barrel chest is the result of COPD or emphysema and is an over expansion of the lungs from smoking resulting in the entire rib cage billowing out ke a barrel. Treatments for barrel chest - Is a pigeon chest and barrel chest the same thing?
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- Crepitus is often the result of arthritis or a previous joint injury. However, a crackling or popping sound and irregular feeling in your joint may also result from the presence of air in the tissues, which may be due to a wound or certain types of bacterial infections.
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Pulmonary Contusion Pulmonary Contusion A pulmonary contusion is caused by a very strong blunt force driving into the chest, causing disruption of the lung and pulmonary tissues (bruised lung). Unlike a pulmonary laceration, a contusion does not involve a tear of the lung. How do you prevent a pulmonary contusion? Wearing rib pads in contact sport can help prevent this condition.
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Interstitial Lung Disease Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: Interstitial lung disease caused by ongoing inhalation of dust, mold, or other irritants. Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP): A pneumonia-like interstitial lung disease but without an infection present. COP is also called bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia (BOOP).ypersensitivity pneumonitis: Interstitial lung disease caused by ongoing inhalation of dust, mold, or other irritants. Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP): A pneumonia-like interstitial lung disease but without an infection present. COP is also called bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia (BOOP).
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- Pleural effusion, also called “water on the lung,” is an excessive buildup of fluid between your lungs and chest cavity. There’s always a small amount of liquid inside your lungs. This fluid works to coat the membranes (pleura) that line the outside of your lungs and lubricate the chest cavity to aid in breathing. Certain medical conditions can cause this fluid to build up between the chest cavity and your lungs.
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Pulmonary fibrosis Pulmonary fibrosis is a respiratory disease in which scars are formed in the lung tissues, leading to serious breathing problems. Scar formation, the accumulation of excess fibrous connective tissue, leads to thickening of the walls, and causes reduced oxygen supply in the blood. As a consequence patients suffer from perpetual shortness of breath. In some patients the specific cause of the disease can be diagnosed, but in others the probable cause cannot be determined, a condition called idiopat
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- A pulmonary consolidation is a region of (normally compressible) lung tissue that has filled with liquid, a condition marked by induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung.It is considered a radiologic sign.igns that consolidation may have occurred include: 1  Expansion of the thorax on inspiration is reduced on the affected side. 2  Vocal fremitus is increased on the side with consolidation. 3  Percussion is dull in affected area.
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Pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Pulmonary hypertension is a common complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Its presence is associated with shorter survival and worse clinical evolution. In COPD, pulmonary hypertension tends to be of moderate severity and progresses slowly.
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- Atelectasis. Atelectasis, or localized obstruction of the lungs that may result from mucus plug obstruction, can occur resulting to the collapse of a portion of the lungs. This is enumerated by the study published by Respiratory Care in September 2007.ucus plugs can cause airway obstruction in the lungs. Photo Credit thorax x-ray of the lungs image by JoLin from Fotolia.com. Mucus plug, the excessive secretion of slippery substance produced by the cells lining the airways of the lungs, is a result of various respiratory conditions that exhibit mucus hypersecretion.
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Adult Health Assessment Review: Test 1 Questions & Answers 2 a sound or feel that resembles the crackling noise heard when rubbing hair between the fingers or throwing salt on an open fire. Crepitus is associated with gas gangrene, rubbing of bone fragments, air in superficial tissues, or crackles of a consolidated area of the lung in pneumonia.
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- Asbestosis is a chronic lung disease characterized by a scarring of lung tissues, which leads to long-term breathing complications. The disease does not have a cure.
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- Bronchiectasis is a permanent dilatation and thickening of the airways characterised by chronic cough, excessive sputum production, bacterial colonisation, and recurrent acute infections. It may be widespread throughout the lungs (diffuse) or more localised (focal).