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RADIOGRAFIA TORAX [2 records]

Record 1 2025-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
CONT

The choice of erect or decubitus technique is governed primarily by the condition of the patient, with the majority of patients positioned erect. Very ill patients and patients who are immobile are X-rayed in the supine or semi-erect position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
CONT

Plusieurs séries de clichés sont [...] prises : en position assise ou semi-inclinée tout d'abord, afin d'étudier le cul-de-sac méningé, les racines du sciatique, les vertèbres et les disques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiografía (Medicina)
  • Tratamiento sin cirugía
CONT

Hay que tener en cuenta que en muchos pacientes que están en bipedestación o en posición semierecta para la realización de la Rx [radiografía] de tórax, y que presentan una acumulación de líquido, dicha acumulación se localiza en la Rx de tórax en las bases pulmonares.

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Record 2 2024-09-16

English

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

An x-ray of the chest, lungs, heart, large arteries, ribs, and diaphragm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil respiratoire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiografía (Medicina)
  • Aparato respiratorio
CONT

La radiografía del tórax es un tipo muy frecuente de radiografía [que] sirve principalmente para ver el corazón y los pulmones.

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