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VENOUS HUM [2 records]

Record 1 2013-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A musical murmur, usually continuous, heard on auscultation over the right jugular vein at the base of the neck, in children and in anemic patients in the upright position and looking to the opposite side. It is abolished by compression on the jugular vein or on assuming a recumbent posture. (From STEDM, 1982, p. 660; MBIOL, 1986, vol. 1342).

OBS

venous hum: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Souffle doux, qu'on entend chez l'enfant ou chez des anémiques à la base du cou, à droite, surtout quand le sujet tourne la tête à gauche étant debout. Il disparaît en position couchée ou si on comprime les veines du cou avec le doigt.

OBS

souffle veineux : terme privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
DEF

A continuous blowing, singing, or humming murmur heard on auscultation over the right jugular vein in the sitting or erect position; it is an innocent sign that is obliterated on assumption of the recumbent position or on exerting pressure over the vein.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
CONT

[Le] souffle veineux bénin [est un souffle continue] lié à la turbulence du sang veineux systémique sur les axes de drainage jugulaire interne - veine cave supérieure -, très fréquent : le plus souvent maximal le long du bord droit du sternum haut, augmenté en position assise, diminué en position couchée, aboli par la compression jugulaire modérée ou par la rotation de la tête.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Redes vasculares (Medicina)
DEF

El que se escucha sobre una vena.

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