Chapter 034 Cough and Hemoptysis (Part 3) pps

... ventricular failure. Chapter 034. Cough and Hemoptysis (Part 3) Complications Common complications of coughing include chest and abdominal wall soreness, urinary incontinence, and exhaustion. ... occasion, paroxysms of coughing may precipitate syncope (cough syncope; Chap. 21), consequent to markedly positive intrathoracic and alveolar pressures, diminished veno...

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... chest x-ray. Chapter 034. Cough and Hemoptysis (Part 2) Approach to the Patient: Cough A detailed history frequently provides the most valuable clues for the etiology of the cough. Particularly ... possibility of eosinophilic bronchitis. Gram and acid- Algorithm for management of cough lasting >3 weeks. Cough between 3 and 8 weeks is considered subacute; c...

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... rarely from an aortic aneurysm. Chapter 034. Cough and Hemoptysis (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 34. Cough and Hemoptysis Cough Cough is an explosive expiration ... increase cough, likely because these drugs do not significantly increase bradykinin levels. The most common causes of cough can be categorized according to the duration of...

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... Chapter 034. Cough and Hemoptysis (Part 4) Table 34-1 Differential Diagnosis of Hemoptysis Source other than the lower respiratory ... some series) have no identifiable etiology for their hemoptysis. These patients are classified as having idiopathic or cryptogenic hemoptysis, and subtle airway or parenchymal disease is presumably ... lower frequency of tuberculosi...

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... the evaluation of nonmassive hemoptysis. ENT, ear, nose, and throat; GI, gastrointestinal; CT, computed tomography. Hemoptysis: Treatment The rapidity of bleeding and its effect on gas exchange ... coagulation profile, and assessment for renal disease with a urinalysis and measurement of blood urea nitrogen and creatinine levels. When sputum is present, examination by Gram and...

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... Diarrhea and urgency, especially if severe, may aggravate or cause incontinence. Pseudodiarrhea and fecal incontinence occur at prevalence rates comparable ... weeks, and chronic if >4 weeks in duration. Two common conditions, usually associated with the passage of stool totaling <200 g/d, must be distinguished from diarrhea, as diagnostic and ... stool, is often associated w...

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... all four glands during thyroid or parathyroid gland surgery. Hypoparathyroidism is a cardinal feature of autoimmune endocrinopathies (Chap. 345); rarely, it may be associated with Chapter 047. ... endocrinopathies (Chap. 345); rarely, it may be associated with Chapter 047. Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia (Part 3) A detailed history may provide important clues regarding the eti...

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... nausea and vomiting. Approach to the Patient: Nausea and Vomiting History and Physical Examination The history helps define the etiology of unexplained nausea and vomiting. Drugs, toxins, and ... vomiting with or without nausea. Chapter 039. Nausea, Vomiting, and Indigestion (Part 3) Disordered gut sensorimotor function also commonly causes nausea and vomiting. G...

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... one-half the neutrophils in the basal state and is composed of those cells that are in the blood Chapter 061. Disorders of Granulocytes and Monocytes (Part 3) Pelger-Hüet anomaly. In this benign ... neutrophil distribution and kinetics between the different anatomic and functional pools The circulating pool exists in two dynamic compartments: one freely flowing and on...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 01:20

... cells available, the last having hatched and gone. This little cluster moved across the hive and sat on the previously abandoned and by now dead queen cells and stayed with them for about ten days, ... the entrance and abandoned a couple of queen cells which were on the extreme side, away from the main body. After a considerable bout of swarming only a handful of bees were left...

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