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PERICARDIAL FRICTION RUB [1 record]

Record 1 2013-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

The to-and-fro rubbing or grating sound which may be heard or may be confined to a very small area. It is heard, as a rule, in both phases of the cardiac cycle. It is unaffected by respiration and is thus differentiated from a pleural friction rub. A rub may be readily heard at one moment and be absent several minutes later. It is increased when the examiner presses the stethoscope firmly against the patient's chest wall.

OBS

pericardial friction rub: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

OBS

Can be seen in systemic lupus erythematosus and acute rheumatic fever.

Key term(s)
  • cardiac rub

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Bruit sec, prolongé, mésosystolique et/ou mésodiastolique. Il est superficiel et siège habituellement dans la région précordiale (quatrième espace intercostal gauche). Fait capital, il est variable avec le temps et avec la pression du stéthoscope. Il persiste avec l'arrêt respiratoire, ce qui permet de le distinguer d'un frottement pleural. Il constitue un signe essentiel de péricardite aiguë, avec épanchement peu abondant.

OBS

Peut s'observer dans le lupus érythémateux disséminé et le rhumatisme articulaire aigu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Redes vasculares (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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