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DECREASED EXPANSION THORACIC CAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
CONT

Limitation of chest expansion to 1 inch (2.5 cm) or less, measured at the level of the fourth intercostal space, is one of the criteria for the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

[La diminution de l'ampliation thoracique] se caractérise par une impression d'immobilité du thorax lors de l'inspection du patient. [...] La différence entre les périmètres thoraciques inspiratoire et expiratoire donne une approche grossière de la mobilité du thorax. [...] Cette diminution de l'ampliation thoracique peut être la conséquence d'une défaillance d'un ou plusieurs facteurs de la ventilation.

CONT

La diminution de l'ampliation thoracique survient quelquefois chez les patients présentant une spondylarthrite ankylosante.

Spanish

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