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FREMITUS [2 records]

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Record 1 2013-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

The vibration in the chest wall, felt on palpation, produced by the spoken voice.

OBS

Vibrations produced by phonation in the chest wall can be felt by the hand of the examiner. Consequently, vocal fremitus is often called tactile fremitus.

OBS

vocal fremitus : term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
CONT

Frémissement perçu par la main posée à plat sur la paroi thoracique et lié à la transmission à travers le thorax des vibrations pharyngolaryngées produites au cours de la parole. Les vibrations vocales sont exagérées par les condensations pulmonaires, diminuées ou abolies par les épanchements gazeux ou liquidiens de la plèvre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Respiratory System
DEF

A low pitched and often moaning or snoring rhonchus, produced by obstruction in the larger bronchi or trachea.

OBS

When felt on palpation, it is called rhonchal fremitus.

OBS

The term "sonorous rhonchus" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil respiratoire
DEF

Râle sec et grave, audible pendant la respiration, indiquant la présence de sécrétions muqueuses obstruant les bronches de gros calibre ou la trachée.

OBS

Le terme "râle ronflant" a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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