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chest wall trauma or fracture rib - injury to chest
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Chest trauma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chest wall contusions or hematomas. Rib fractures. Flail chest. Sternal fractures ... Rib fracture (Flail chest) · Sternal fracture · Clavicle fracture ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chest_trauma
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Fractured Rib - Yahoo! Health
Chest trauma. In Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine, 2nd ed., pp. 121?123. Philadelphia: Mosby. ... Flail chest section of The lungs and chest wall disease. In ...
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Rib fracture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A rib fracture is a break or fracture in one or more of the bones making up the rib cage. ... Chest trauma. Chest wall injuries and fractures ...
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Fracture Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
Amnesia after trauma can be antegrade or retrograde, depending upon whether the ... arches of bone which form the skeletal structure of the chest wall (the rib cage) ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/fracture/glossary.htm
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Pleurisy: Causes - MayoClinic.com
The other layer lines the inner chest wall. ... It's possible to fracture a rib in the absence of trauma, such as from a severe cough. ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pleurisy/DS00244/DSECTION=causes
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Approach to the Trauma Patient: Injuries; Poisoning: Merck Manual ...
The chest wall is palpated for obvious rib fractures and presence of ... of motion is assessed in joints (unless there is obvious fracture or deformity) ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec21/ch307/ch307a.html
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Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Report F2000-37 | CDC/NIOSH
... and a left-10th-rib fracture were noted, suggesting the initial ... to, or as a consequence of, (c) "blunt force trauma of the left chest wall with ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Subcutaneous emphysema
... occurs when air gets into tissues under the skin covering the chest wall or neck. ... often occurring with a rib fracture. Facial bone fracture ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003286.htm
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Clavicle fracture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fracture at the end of the clavicle which injures or ... Ribs. Rib fracture · Flail chest · Sternal ... Chest trauma. Chest wall injuries and fractures ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clavicle_fracture
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Chest X-ray Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
Although usually the result of trauma, a fracture can be caused by an acquired ... arches of bone which form the skeletal structure of the chest wall (the rib cage) ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/chest_x-ray/glossary.htm
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Fractures: Fractures, Dislocations, and Sprains: Merck Manual Professional
... can occur with high-speed deceleration, particularly if rib 1 or 2 is fractured) ... Palpation of the chest wall may identify some fractures, and sometimes the ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec21/ch309/ch309b.html
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Subcutaneous emphysema
... occurs when air gets into tissues under the skin covering the chest wall or neck. ... often occurring with a rib fracture. Facial bone fracture ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Subcutaneous-emphysema.htm
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Pleurisy - MayoClinic.com
It's possible to fracture a rib in the absence of trauma, such as from a severe cough. ... a needle through your chest wall between your ribs to remove fluid. ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pleurisy/DS00244/METHOD=print
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Flail chest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... when three or more adjacent ribs are fractured in two or ... Ribs. Rib fracture · Flail chest · Sternal ... Chest trauma. Chest wall injuries and fractures ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flail_chest
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Hemopneumothorax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chest trauma. Chest wall injuries and fractures. Rib fracture (Flail chest) · Sternal fracture · Clavicle fracture · Scapular fracture ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemopneumothorax
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Chest Pain Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
Although usually the result of trauma, a fracture can be caused by an acquired ... arches of bone which form the skeletal structure of the chest wall (the rib cage) ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/chest_pain/glossary.htm
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Cardiac Arrest: Respiratory and Cardiac Arrest: Merck Manual Professional
Lung injury is rare, but pneumothorax secondary to rib fracture can occur. ... usually occurs in patients with known pericardial effusion or major chest trauma. ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec06/ch064/ch064d.html
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Abrasion, chest wall - NextBio
... Rib fractures seed germination sinus spontaneous pneumothorax sternal fracture sternum stomach symphysis T50 tetracycline Trauma tuberculous tumors ...
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Pulmonary contusion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... contusion (bruise) of the lung, caused by chest trauma. ... Chest wall injuries include rib fractures and flail chest, in which multiple ribs are broken so ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_contusion
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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Glossary of Terms with Definitions on ...
As in a compression fracture, nerve compression, or spinal cord compression. 2. ... arches of bone which form the skeletal structure of the chest wall (the rib cage) ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/thoracic_outlet_syndrome/glossary.htm
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Fractures: Fractures, Dislocations, and Sprains: Merck Manual Professional
Rib fractures. Typically, rib fractures result from blunt injury to the chest wall, usually ... Fracture due to trauma causes obvious swelling, deformity, and ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec21/ch309/ch309b.html
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Pulmonary laceration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... from fractured ribs, occur in the area near the chest wall underlying the ... Chest wall, lung, and pleural space trauma" ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_laceration
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Scapular fracture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trauma to the chest wall and lung". in Moore EE, Feliciano DV, ... Chest wall, lung, and pleural space trauma" ... Ribs. Rib fracture · Flail chest · Sternal ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapular_fracture
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Cardiac Arrest: Respiratory and Cardiac Arrest: Merck Manual Professional
Lung injury is rare, but pneumothorax secondary to rib fracture can occur. ... usually occurs in patients with known pericardial effusion or major chest trauma. ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec06/ch064/ch064d.html
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Sternal fracture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Trauma to the chest wall and lung". in Moore EJ, Feliciano DV, Mattox KL. Trauma. ... Ribs. Rib fracture · Flail chest · Sternal ...
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Thoracentesis is chest wall puncture for aspiration of pleural fluid. ... Section Injuries; Poisoning Subject Genitourinary Tract Trauma Renal Trauma The kidney is. ...
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Ankylosing Spondylitis Glossary of Terms with Definitions on ...
... of the cartilage of the chest wall, usually involving that which surrounds the ... Although usually the result of trauma, a fracture can be caused by an acquired ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/ankylosing_spondylitis/glossary.htm
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Cardiac tamponade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chest trauma. Chest wall injuries and fractures. Rib fracture (Flail chest) · Sternal fracture · Clavicle fracture · Scapular fracture ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_tamponade
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Heart Lead Extraction Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
... brief measured electrical shocks to the chest wall or the heart muscle itself. ... Although usually the result of trauma, a fracture can be caused by an acquired ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/heart_lead_extraction/glossary.htm
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Diaphragmatic rupture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... lower chest or upper abdomen.[8] With penetrating trauma, the ... Rib fracture (Flail chest) · Sternal fracture · Clavicle fracture · Scapular fracture ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaphragmatic_rupture
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Spinal Cord Injury Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
... of the chest are supported by the dorsal vertebrae , the ribs , and the ... Although usually the result of trauma, a fracture can be caused by an acquired ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/spinal_cord_injury/glossary.htm
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THE MERCK MANUAL OF GERIATRICS, Ch. 77, Pulmonary Embolism
... trauma to leg vessels, obesity, heart failure, malignancy, hip fracture, ... of breath, chest pain that may be pleuritic, anxiety, leg pain or swelling, ...
http://www.merck.com/mkgr/mmg/sec10/ch77/ch77a.jsp
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Hemothorax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chest trauma. Chest wall injuries and fractures. Rib fracture (Flail chest) · Sternal fracture · Clavicle fracture · Scapular fracture ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemothorax
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Pneumothorax - Wikipedia
User-submitted information on the medical emergency caused by the collapse of the lung within the chest cavity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumothorax
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Toothache Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
... of the chest are supported by the dorsal vertebrae , the ribs , and the ... Although usually the result of trauma, a fracture can be caused by an acquired ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/toothache/glossary.htm
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Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS): Coronary Artery Disease: Merck Manual ...
The chest wall is tender when palpated in about 15% of patients. ... pain of pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, pericarditis, rib fracture, costochondral ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec07/ch073/ch073c.html
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Subcutaneous emphysema - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... the skin of the chest wall from the neck or lung.[8] When the ... fractured rib punctures a lung;[8] in fact, 27% of patients who have rib ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subcutaneous_emphysema
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Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS): Coronary Artery Disease: Merck Manual ...
The chest wall is tender when palpated in about 15% of patients. ... pain of pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, pericarditis, rib fracture, costochondral ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec07/ch073/ch073c.html
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Tracheobronchial injury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... wall.[9] Unlike TBI that results from blunt trauma, most ... Rib fracture (Flail chest) · Sternal fracture · Clavicle fracture · Scapular fracture ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracheal_fracture
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Traumatic aortic rupture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chest trauma. Chest wall injuries and fractures. Rib fracture (Flail chest) · Sternal fracture · Clavicle fracture · Scapular fracture ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traumatic_aortic_rupture
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Bone of sixth rib - NextBio
... nose sarcomas scoliosis sixth rib skeleton skull stress fracture trauma tumor ... Costochondral changes in the chest wall after the Nuss procedure: ...
http://www.nextbio.com/b/home/home.nb?q=Bone+of+sixth+rib&id...
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Angina Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
... arches of bone which form the skeletal structure of the chest wall (the rib cage) ... Trauma: Any injury , whether physically or emotionally inflicted. ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/angina/glossary.htm
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Blowout fracture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... the surrounding bone, usually the orbital floor and/or the medial orbital wall. ... Ribs. Rib fracture · Flail chest · Sternal ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowout_fracture
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Glossary of Terms with ...
As in a compression fracture, nerve compression, or spinal cord compression. 2. ... arches of bone which form the skeletal structure of the chest wall (the rib cage) ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/chronic_obstructive_pulmonary_dis...
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Hamman's syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chest trauma. Chest wall injuries and fractures. Rib fracture (Flail chest) · Sternal fracture · Clavicle fracture · Scapular fracture ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamman's_syndrome
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estropipate Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
... refers to the front of the chest or, more specifically, to the mammary gland. ... Although usually the result of trauma, a fracture can be caused by an acquired ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/estropipate/glossary.htm
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Endothoracic fascia of anterior thoracic wall - NextBio
... during the fracture of the ribs and the sternal ... To stabilize the chest wall, we have used autologous rib grafts... Journal of pediatric surgery. ...
http://www.nextbio.com/b/home/home.nb?q=Endothoracic+fascia+...
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Myocardial rupture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chest trauma. Chest wall injuries and fractures. Rib fracture (Flail chest) · Sternal fracture · Clavicle fracture · Scapular fracture ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myocardial_rupture
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Skull fracture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pathology of Head Trauma". Neuroimaging Clinics of North America 12 (2): 175?187, vii. ... Ribs. Rib fracture · Flail chest · Sternal ...
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Heart Attack Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
... of the chest are supported by the dorsal vertebrae , the ribs , and the ... bypass graft for a CABG can be a vein from the leg or an inner chest-wall artery. ...
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