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INHALATION CORPS ETRANGER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Respiratory System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aspiration
1, record 1, English, aspiration
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- aspiration of foreign matter 2, record 1, English, aspiration%20of%20foreign%20matter
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The drawing of foreign matter or other material in the upper respiratory tract into the lungs with the breath. 1, record 1, English, - aspiration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareil respiratoire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aspiration de corps étranger
1, record 1, French, aspiration%20de%20corps%20%C3%A9tranger
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- inhalation de corps étranger 2, record 1, French, inhalation%20de%20corps%20%C3%A9tranger
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«aspiration» : Action d'aspirer, d'absorber un fluide par les voies respiratoires [...] 3, record 1, French, - aspiration%20de%20corps%20%C3%A9tranger
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Aspiration de corps étranger (salive, sécrétion, vomissement, aliments). 4, record 1, French, - aspiration%20de%20corps%20%C3%A9tranger
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les problèmes d'aspiration des corps étrangers solides se posent [...] en pédiatrie. En effet, l'enfant a tendance à se comporter entre 1 et 3 ans comme un «aspirateur», il met tout à sa bouche. Le retentissement de l'inhalation du corps étranger est fonction du degré d'obstruction, donc de la taille de l'objet par rapport au calibre du conduit aérien. [...] la grande majorité des corps étrangers inhalés par les enfants sont d'origine végétale, alimentaire [...]. L'inhalation de dents n'est pas rare chez l'enfant [...]. 2, record 1, French, - aspiration%20de%20corps%20%C3%A9tranger
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aparato respiratorio
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aspiración
1, record 1, Spanish, aspiraci%C3%B3n
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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