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WHEEZE [3 records]

Record 1 2023-03-30

English

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

An abnormally high-pitched sound produced by breathing through partially obstructed or narrowed airways.

CONT

Wheezing may be localized or diffusely audible, is more prominent during exhalation, and is associated with prolonged expiration.

OBS

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

French

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

Bruit respiratoire anormal, de tonalité aiguë, parfois perceptible à distance, causé par le rétrécissement ou l'obstruction des bronches, notamment chez les asthmatiques.

CONT

Les signes cliniques [de l'asthme] sont la toux, la dyspnée, les sibilances (respiration sifflante), l'oppression thoracique et l'expectoration.

OBS

Les termes «râle sibilant» et «wheezing» ont été privilégiés par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Aparato respiratorio
DEF

Presencia de estertores pulmonares de tonalidad aguda propios del período inicial de la bronquitis y del asma y que traducen un estrechamiento bronquial.

CONT

[Cuadro clínico del asma aguda] Las sibilancias son audibles sin necesidad de fonendoscopio, la respiración es muy laboriosa, es evidente el uso de los músculos accesorios de la respiración y el paciente se nota muy taquicárdico.

CONT

Las sibilancias traducen la existencia de broncoespasmo.

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Record 2 2005-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Respiratory Tract
CONT

Many people believe that all asthmatics wheeze. In fact, quite a few people with asthma never wheeze or have "trouble breathing". In these people, excessive cough is their only symptom of asthma. Doctors call this type of asthma "Cough-Variant Asthma. "

Key term(s)
  • cough variant asthma

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Voies respiratoires
OBS

asthme tussif : proposition d'un spécialiste d'un hôpital de Montréal.

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Toys (General)
  • Sociology of Recreation
  • Computer Graphics
  • Informatics
CONT

It was bound to happen : gambling is heading for the information highway. In October Gaming Entertainment Television(GET), a cable-TV station based in Pittsburgh, is to start broadcasting horse-racing, poker and $1m-jackpot bingo, all of which will allow interactive gambling. At the same time, Sony's Game Show Channel, based in Los Angeles, is promising interactive versions of "Wheel of Fortune" and "The Price is Right". There is a market : 6m Americans play(by mailing in cards) the ordinary TV version of "The Price is Right".... interactivity is simply a wheeze to push up its ratings. In its first phase it will allow viewers to play for free(ie, without betting real money) and will offer small prizes to those who win. Eventually, however, it may permit real betting too.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
  • Sociologie des loisirs
  • Infographie
  • Informatique
DEF

Application multimédia du jeu d'argent traditionnel faisant appel aux écrans de télévision interactifs.

Spanish

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