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transtracheal aspiration
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what is 'transtracheal aspiration'?
Definition for Transtracheal aspiration
Transtracheal aspiration is also known as: Transtracheal aspiration (TTA), transtracheal aspirate
Transtracheal aspiration is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia and lung abscess.
related diagnosis for 'transtracheal aspiration'
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diagnosis
pneumonia
lung infection
Transtracheal aspiration and pneumonia
aspiration pneumonia
inhalation of stomach or oral contents into lungs
Transtracheal aspiration and aspiration pneumonia
lung abscess
collection of pus in lungs
Transtracheal aspiration and lung abscess
lung aspiration
inhalation of foreign material into the lungs
Transtracheal aspiration and lung aspiration
tuberculosis
multisystem infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis
Transtracheal aspiration and tuberculosis
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Arterial Blood Gas
Transtracheal aspiration and Arterial Blood Gas
Bronchoscopy
Bronchoscopy
Transtracheal aspiration and Bronchoscopy
CT chest
Transtracheal aspiration and CT chest
CT scan
Transtracheal aspiration and CT scan
Cardiac monitoring
Transtracheal aspiration and Cardiac monitoring
Chest X-ray
Radiological technique to image the chest
Transtracheal aspiration and Chest X-ray
Complete Blood Count
Transtracheal aspiration and Complete Blood Count
Oxygen
Transtracheal aspiration and Oxygen
Pulse oximetry
Oximetry
Transtracheal aspiration and Pulse oximetry
Sputum analysis
Transtracheal aspiration and Sputum analysis
Blood culture
Transtracheal aspiration and Blood culture
airway clearance
Transtracheal aspiration and airway clearance
Thoracentesis
Transtracheal aspiration and Thoracentesis
Arterial line
placement of catheter in artery
Transtracheal aspiration and Arterial line
Chest physical therapy
Transtracheal aspiration and Chest physical therapy
Swallowing studies
Transtracheal aspiration and Swallowing studies
Videofluoroscopy swallowing
Transtracheal aspiration and Videofluoroscopy swallowing
Biopsy
Transtracheal aspiration and Biopsy
Complete metabolic panel
Transtracheal aspiration and Complete metabolic panel
Purified Protein Derivative (PPD)
Transtracheal aspiration and Purified Protein Derivative (PPD)
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related medication for 'transtracheal aspiration'/associated diagnoses
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levofloxacin
Transtracheal aspiration and levofloxacin
clindamycin
Transtracheal aspiration and clindamycin
vancomycin
Transtracheal aspiration and vancomycin
amikacin
Transtracheal aspiration and amikacin
azithromycin
Transtracheal aspiration and azithromycin
ceftriaxone
Transtracheal aspiration and ceftriaxone
moxifloxacin
Transtracheal aspiration and moxifloxacin
ceftazidime
Transtracheal aspiration and ceftazidime
metronidazole
Transtracheal aspiration and metronidazole
ampicillin and sulbactam
Transtracheal aspiration and ampicillin and sulbactam
imipenem and cilastatin
Transtracheal aspiration and imipenem and cilastatin
piperacillin and tazobactam sodium
Transtracheal aspiration and piperacillin and tazobactam sodium
amoxicillin/clavulanate
Transtracheal aspiration and amoxicillin/clavulanate
aztreonam
Transtracheal aspiration and aztreonam
carbapenem
Transtracheal aspiration and carbapenem
cefaclor
Transtracheal aspiration and cefaclor
cefprozil
Transtracheal aspiration and cefprozil
cefuroxime
Transtracheal aspiration and cefuroxime
ciprofloxacin
Transtracheal aspiration and ciprofloxacin
clarithromycin
Transtracheal aspiration and clarithromycin
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The Isolation of Aspergillus fumigatus after Heart Transplantation is ...
... the specimens (sputum 29%, transtracheal aspiration 16%, BAS 13%, BAL 12%, PBC 5 ... respiratory sample (100% transtracheal aspiration, 100% BAS, 95 ...
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eMedicine - Pneumonia, Aspiration : Article by Anita B Varkey
Aspiration, ie, the act of taking foreign material into the lungs, can cause a ... Transtracheal aspiration (TTA) is useful in obtaining a sputum specimen for ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic175.htm
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Guided transtracheal distal pulmonary brushing-washing: diagnosing ...
Percutaneous transtracheal aspiration in the diagnosis of anaerobic pulmonary infection. ... usefulness and safety of transtracheal aspiration. N Engl J Med. ...
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Sputum Culture
This is called a transtracheal aspiration. ... Oxygen may be used before and after a transtracheal aspiration to aid breathing. ...
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/sputum-culture?page=2
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eMedicine - Pneumonia, Empyema and Abscess : Article by Mark Zwanger
A lung abscess is a subacute infection in which an area of ... Transtracheal aspiration for culturing - If sputum findings are nondiagnostic. Procedures ...
http://emedicine.com/EMERG/topic463.htm
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Lung abscess - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aspiration of oropharyngeal or gastric secretion. Septic emboli ... Transtracheal of Transbronchial (via bronchoscopy) aspirates can also be cultured. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_abscess
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Wegeners granulomatosis
Wegener's Granulomatosis is a rare disorder which causes inflammation of blood vessels () in the upper respiratory tract (nose, ... transtracheal ... aspiration ...
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Diagnosis of bacterial pulmonary infections with quantitative protected ...
... accuracy of transtracheal aspiration bacteriologic studies. Am ... Percutaneous transtracheal aspiration in the diagnosis of anaerobic pulmonary infection. ...
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Laboratory Evaluation of Infectious Disease Emergencies -- Clinical ...
Transtracheal aspiration is only rarely necessary to obtain sputum. ... An exception occurs in cases of aspiration pneumonia, in which one sees many ...
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Tracheostomy - eMedicine.com
Clinical notes on the procedure also known as a tracheotomy.
http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic356.htm
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Microscopic and bacteriological comparison of paired sputa and ...
Transtracheal aspiration in the evaluation of patients with pneumonia. Ann Intern Med. ... Diagnostic usefulness and safety of transtracheal aspiration. N Engl J Med. ...
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Guidelines for Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia
... which was based primarily on cultures of transtracheal aspirates obtained from ... Of these routes, aspiration is believed to be the most important for both ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Wegener's granulomatosis
Bronchoscopy with transtracheal biopsy. Other tests that may be done include: Chest x-ray ... Bone marrow aspiration. Treatment Return to top ...
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eMedicine - Peptostreptococcus Infection : Article by Itzhak Brook
... culture specimens of these organisms requires the use of transtracheal ... Direct-needle aspiration is the best method of obtaining a culture. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1777.htm
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Assessment of expectorated sputum for bacteriological analysis based on ...
Transtracheal aspiration in the evaluation of patients with pneumonia. ... Transtracheal aspiration complicated by fatal endotracheal hemorrhage. N Engl J Med. ...
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E0000048|AA|abbreviation|E0000204|Alcoholics anonymous| e0000048 ...
... abbreviation|E0027951|fine-needle aspiration biopsy| E0002471|FNAC|abbreviation|E0027952|fine-needle aspiration cytology| E0002472|FR|abbreviation|E0028187 ...
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eMedicine - Lung Abscess, Surgical Perspective : Article by Shabir Bhimji
A lung abscess is a subacute infection that destroys lung parenchyma. ... are available for analysis and diagnosis, percutaneous transtracheal aspiration ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3573.htm
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eMedicine - Bacteroides Infection : Article by Itzhak Brook
Urine is collected by percutaneous suprapubic bladder aspiration. ... via special techniques, such as transtracheal aspirates or direct lung puncture. ...
http://emedicine.com/MED/topic2945.htm
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Aspiration in seriously ill patients: a study of amylase in bronchial ...
... Levison ME, Kaye D. Transtracheal aspiration in pulmonary infection. Arch ... Diagnostic usefulness and safety of transtracheal aspiration. N Engl J Med. ...
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eMedicine - Pneumonia, Bacterial : Article by Sat Sharma
Medical practitioners have known of pneumonia since ancient times. ... Transtracheal aspiration for culture: This procedure is mentioned primarily for ...
http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic1852.htm
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Branhamella catarrhalis Pneumonia
... by culture of pulmonary secretions obtained by transtracheal aspiration. ... due to Branhamella catarrhalis: 11 cases assessed by transtracheal puncture. ...
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Comparaison entre les frottis directs et les cultures bactériologiques ...
Evaluation of transtracheal aspiration in the horse. J Am Vet Med Assoc. ... Transtracheal aspiration in the horse. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1972 Jun 1;160(11):1527?1529. ...
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eMedicine - Lung Abscess : Article by Sat Sharma
Lung abscess is defined as necrosis of the pulmonary tissue and formation of ... Although transtracheal aspirate and transthoracic needle aspiration may provide ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1332.htm
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Lung Transplantation: Opportunities for Research and Clinical ...
... of the high incidence of aspiration (4), neurogenic pulmonary edema (5) ... XM, Bai XH, Suga M, Imai Y, et al. In vivo transtracheal adenovirus-mediated ...
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Isolation of Branhamella catarrhalis from sputum and tracheal aspirate.
Transtracheal aspirations were then performed on these 11 patients, and B. ... due to Branhamella catarrhalis: 11 cases assessed by transtracheal puncture. ...
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eMedicine - Pneumonia, Community-Acquired : Article by Burke A Cunha
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the most common infectious diseases ... Transtracheal aspiration (TTA) is a potentially hazardous procedure and offers ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3162.htm
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Ampicillin versus cefamandole as initial therapy for community-acquired ...
Transtracheal aspiration in the severely ill elderly patient with bacterial pneumonia. ... Diagnostic usefulness and safety of transtracheal aspiration. N Engl J Med. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=284203
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eMedicine - Pediatrics, Epiglottitis : Article by Feras H Khan
Transtracheal jet insufflation does little for ventilation; however, it may ... Recognition and management of hot liquid aspiration in children. Ann Emerg Med. ...
http://emedicine.com/emerg/topic375.htm
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Bronchoscopic diagnosis of pneumonia.
Diagnostic accuracy of transtracheal aspiration bacteriologic studies. Am Rev Respir Dis. ... ME, Kaye D. Transtracheal aspiration in pulmonary infection. Arch ...
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Guidelines for Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia
... which was based primarily on cultures of transtracheal aspirates obtained from ... In addition, gastric reflux and aspiration might occur because of increased ...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00045365.htm
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eMedicine - Pneumonia, Bacterial : Article by James Stephen
Bacterial pneumonia is caused by a pathogenic infection of the lungs and may present as a primary disease process or as ... Transtracheal aspiration for ...
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic465.htm
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eMedicine - Haemophilus Influenzae Infections : Article by Vidya R ...
Haemophilus influenzae is a small (1 µm X 0.3 µm), pleomorphic, ... Joint, lung, sinus, and soft-tissue aspiration. Transtracheal aspiration. Tympanocentesis ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic936.htm
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Pneumonia during the treatment of acute leukaemia.
Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. ... Diagnostic usefulness and safety of transtracheal aspiration. N Engl J Med. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1714621
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Sputum Culture - Yahoo! Health
This test is done on a sample of sputum that is usually collected by coughing. ... This is called a transtracheal aspiration. ...
http://health.yahoo.com/infectiousdisease-diagnosis/sputum-c...
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eMedicine - Pneumonia, Typical Bacterial : Article Excerpt by Shakeel ...
Pneumonia is the sixth leading cause of death and the number 1 cause of death ... Transtracheal aspiration, with bronchoscopy as indicated ...
http://www.emedicine.com/radio/byname/Pneumonia--Typical-Bacterial.htm
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Intrastrand base pairing in single-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid from ...
Journal List > J Bacteriol > v.145(3); Mar 1981. Summary. Selected ... Warren AH, Elyassi H. Massive airway hemorrhage after transtracheal aspiration. ...
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Rejection criteria for endotracheal aspirates from pediatric patients.
Journal List > J Clin Microbiol > v.34(2); Feb 1996. Summary. Selected ... means of identifying oropharyngeal contamination during transtracheal aspiration. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=228796
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Pulmonary clearance of encapsulated and unencapsulated Haemophilus ...
Journal List > Infect Immun > v.45(2); Aug 1984. Summary. Selected ... influenzae strains isolated by transtracheal aspiration of patients with acute H. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=263251
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Respiration (physiology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In animal physiology, respiration is the transport of ... Aspiration (medicine) - Pulmonary edema [edit] By medication. Bronchodilator. Asthma medication ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiration_(physiology)
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Double-Blind Comparison of Cefamandole and Penicillin in Pneumococcal ...
Journal List > Antimicrob Agents Chemother > v.14(1); Jul 1978 ... Superinfections of the Lung: An Evaluation for Serial Transtracheal Aspirations. West J Med. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=352398
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eMedicine - Legionnaires Disease : Article by Burke A Cunha
Legionella pneumophila is an important cause of both nosocomial and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and must ... Transtracheal aspiration of secretions or ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/TOPIC1273.HTM
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Counter-current immunoelectrophoresis for the diagnosis of pneumococcal ...
Journal List > J Clin Pathol > v.28(10); Oct 1975. Summary. Selected ... Transtracheal aspiration in the evaluation of patients with pneumonia. Ann Intern Med. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=475864
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eMedicine - Congenital Anomalies of the Esophagus : Article Excerpt by ...
The fistula was repaired with a transtracheal incision in 1935, the same year ... exhibit persistent drooling and aspiration or regurgitation of food after ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/byname/congenital-anomalies-of-the-esophagus.htm
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Comparison of Strategies Using Cefpirome and Ceftazidime for Empiric ...
... were obtained by protected brush sampling, BAL, or transtracheal aspiration. ... 471 pathogens isolated from tracheal aspiration (33%), PSB (25%), sputum (18 ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=105451
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Gram-Positive Anaerobic Cocci
However, since transtracheal aspiration is now rarely used, it is difficult to ... common clinical syndromes are aspiration pneumonia, lung abscess, and empyema ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=121377
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Helcococcus ovis Isolated from a Pulmonary Abscess in a Horse
... by thoracocentesis with aspiration of the abscess fluid and transtracheal ... The transtracheal-wash sample also contained a few colonies of Pseudomonas spp. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=404590
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eMedicine - Rhinoscleroma : Article by Robert A Schwartz
The transtracheal catheter is introduced percutaneously through the cricothyroid ... risk of aspiration of blood and debris, and the ability to provide oxygen and/or ...
http://www.emedicine.com/DERM/topic831.htm
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Treatment of Anaerobic Bacterial Infections with Clindamycin-2-Phosphate
Journal List > Antimicrob Agents Chemother > v.5(3); Mar 1974 ... Ries K, Levison ME, Kaye D. Transtracheal aspiration in pulmonary infection. Arch Intern Med. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=428960
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eMedicine - Congenital Malformations, Esophagus : Article by Ted L Tewfik
Others require an anterior transtracheal repair. ... Patients may present with aspiration and recurrent pneumonia, as with TE fistula. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic326.htm
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Evaluation of continuous aspiration of subglottic secretion in an in vivo study. ... ventilation during continuous transtracheal gas insufflation: an ...
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