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atelectasis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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The goal is to move the patient as much as possible to try to avoid bedsores, atelectasis and pneumonia.
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Another non cardiac cause of chest pain is atelectasis.
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Incentive spirometry, a technique to encourage deep breathing to minimise the development of atelectasis, is recommended.
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The most common cause of atelectasis is when a bronchi that extends from the windpipe is blocked and traps air.
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Different types of diseases or conditions that can be experienced in the chest include pleurisy, flail chest, atelectasis, and the most common condition, chest pain.
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It has been linked to many disorders such as obesity hypoventilation syndrome, atelectasis and pulmonary embolism, adverse cardiovascular affects, and wound healing complications.
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- Collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth
- Atelectasis is defined as the lack of gas exchange within alveoli, due to alveolar collapse or fluid consolidation. It may affect part or all of one lung. It is a condition where the alveoli are deflated, as distinct from pulmonary consolidation.
- The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax
- (atelectatic) Of or pertaining to atelectasis
- Loss of breathing function characterized by collapsed lung tissue.
- A shrunken and airless state of part or the entire lung; the disorder may be chronic or acute; May be caused by secretions, obstruction by foreign bodies or compression
- Incomplete expansion of the lung. This is very common after abdominal surgery and is one of the most common sources of fever in the immediate postoperative period.
- Failure of the lung to expand (inflate) completely. This may be caused by a blocked airway, a tumor, general anesthesia, pneumonia or other lung infections, lung disease, or long-term bedrest with shallow breathing. Sometimes called a collapsed lung.
- Partial or complete collapse of the lung, usually due to a blockage of the air passages with fluid, mucus or infection. Symptoms include dry cough, chest pain and mild shortness of breath.
