| ECG | Electro-Cardio-Graphy(-Gram); ½ÉÀüµµ = EKG 1. Conducting System Structu... |
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| CR | calculation rate; calculus removed; calorie-restricted; cardiac rehabilitation; cardiac resuscitatio... |
| AMI | Acute Myocardial Infarction - Complications(Cx) 1. Early ... |
| CPA | Chest Postero-Anterior |
| CXR | Chest X-Ray |
| PMBSF | postero-medial barrel sub-field |
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| ACS | Acute Chest Syndrome |
| ACCP | American College of Chest Physicians |
| CXR | Chest Radiography |
| CXR | Chest X-ray |
| barrel chest | A chest permanently resembling the shape of a barrel, i.e., with increased anteroposterior diameter, roughly equaling the lateral diameter; usually with some degree of kyphosis; seen in cases of emphysema. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| barrel | 1. A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. 2. The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds. 3. A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; as, the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled. 4. A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged. 5. A jar. 6. <zoology> The hollow basal part of a feather. <anatomy> Barrel bulk, the tympanum, or tympanic cavity. Barrel organ, an instrument for producing music by the action of a revolving cylinder. Barrel vault. See Vault. Origin: OE. Barel, F. Baril, prob. Fr. Barre bar. Cf. Barricade. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| barrel distortion | <microscopy> A distortion, or aberration. (05 Aug 1998) |
| barrel of oil equivalent | A unit of energy equal to the amount of energy contained in a barrel of crude oil. Approximately 5.78 million Btu or 1,700 kWh. A barrel is a liquid measure equal to 42 gallons. (05 Dec 1998) |
| alar chest | A chest in which the anteroposterior diameter is shorter than the average. Synonym: alar chest, pterygoid chest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gallium uptake with normal chest film | <radiology> Pulmonary drug toxicity, tumour infiltration, sarcoidosis, pneumocystis carinii see: lung: gallium imaging (12 Dec 1998) |
| pain, chest | Chest pain has many cause. One celebrated cause is angina which results from inadequate oxygen supply to the heart muscle due to coronary artery disease or spasm of the coronary arteries. Treatment of angina includes rest, medication, angioplasty, and/or coronary artery bypass surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mass chest X-ray | X-ray screening of large groups of persons for diseases of the lung and heart by means of radiography of the chest. (12 Dec 1998) |
| regions of chest | The topographic divisions of the chest: presternal, mammary, inframammary, and axillary. See: pectoral region. Synonym: regiones pectorales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chest | The anterior wall of the chest or thorax; the breast. See: thorax. Synonym: pectus, phthinoid. Origin: A.S. Cest, a box (05 Mar 2000) |
| chest film | most common X-ray used to detect abnormalities in or within the thoracic cage, such as the lungs, heart, aorta, and the bones of the chest. Extra metallic objects, such as jewelry are removed from the chest and neck areas for a chest X-ray to avoid interference with x-ray penetration and improve accuracy of the interpretation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| chest index | Anteroposterior diameter of the thorax times 100 divided by the transverse diameter of the thorax. Synonym: chest index. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chest leads | Those in which the exploring electrode is on the chest overlying the heart or its vicinity. Synonym: precordial leads, semidirect leads. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chest metastases with pneumothorax | <radiology> Common with metastatic sarcomas: osteosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma (12 Dec 1998) |
| chest pain | There are many causes of chest pain. One is angina which results from inadequate oxygen supply to the heart muscle. Angina can be caused by coronary artery disease or spasm of the coronary arteries. Chest pain can also be due to a heart attack (coronary occlusion) and other important diseases. Do not try to ignore chest pain and work (or play) though it. Chest pain is a warning to seek medical attention. (12 Dec 1998) |
| chest physician | A medically qualified specialist in internal medicine who has subspecialised in the diseases of the chest and the breathing system. (16 Dec 1997) |
| barrel chest |
a rounded, bulging chest with abnormal increase in the anteroposterior diameter, showing little movement on respiration; seen in emphysema and in kyphosis.
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| barrel chest |
the shape of the chest in some patients with COPD when air trapping causes overinflated lungs
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| barrel chest |
A chest permanently resembling the shape of a barrel, ie, with increased anteroposterior diameter, roughly equaling the lateral diameter; usually with some degree of kyphosis; seen in cases of emphysema. [CancerWEB]
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| barrel chest |
a condition characterized by increased anterior-posterior chest diameter caused by increased functional residual capacity due to air trapping from small airway collapse. A barrel chest is frequently seen in patients with chronic obstructive diseases, such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
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