A respiratory examination, or lung examination, is performed as part of a physical examination, in response to respiratory symptoms such as shortness of...
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board certifying examination. The NBRC (National Board for Respiratory Care) is responsible for credentialing as a CRT (certified respiratory therapist), or...
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physical examination for other conditions. In a complete physical examination, the abdominal exam classically follows the respiratory examination and cardiovascular...
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examination (using thermometers), respiratory examination, peripheral vascular examination, oral examination, abdominal examination, external percussion and palpation...
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integrated with other examinations especially the respiratory examination. Like all medical examinations, the cardiac examination follows the standard...
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Pulmonary function testing (redirect from Respiratory science)
testing (PFT) is a complete evaluation of the respiratory system including patient history, physical examinations, and tests of pulmonary function. The primary...
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), also called human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) and human orthopneumovirus, is a contagious virus that causes infections...
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The pulmonary examination or respiratory examination is the portion of the physical examination where the physician examines the respiratory system for signs...
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States which develops certification examinations for Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRTs) and Certified Respiratory Therapists (CRTs). The NBRC also...
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Respiratory diseases, or lung diseases, are pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange difficult in air-breathing...
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Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 250. ISBN 0781733901. Williams, Mark. "The Basic Geriatric Respiratory Examination." Medscape. 25 Nov 2009....
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Barrel chest (category Respiratory system)
carinatum (convex but peaked) Pectus excavatum (concave, sunken) Respiratory examination Rosenow III, M.D., Edward. "What causes barrel chest?". Mayo Clinic...
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Respiratory sounds, also known as lung sounds or breath sounds, are the specific sounds generated by the movement of air through the respiratory system...
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In a physical examination, medical examination, clinical examination, or medical checkup, a medical practitioner examines a patient for any possible medical...
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Lung (redirect from Respiratory lobule)
The lungs are the central organs of the respiratory system in humans and most other animals, including some snails and a small number of fish. In mammals...
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PMID 20314824. Williams, Mark E. (November 25, 2009). "The Basic Geriatric Respiratory Examination". Medscape. Retrieved 16 December 2017. synd/3507 at Who Named...
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Egophony (category Symptoms and signs: Respiratory system)
related, bronchophony, a form of pectoriloquy, is a conventional respiratory examination whereby the clinician auscultates the chest while asking the patient...
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relying on results from the certification examination as a central component in the regulation of respiratory therapists. Changes in education requirements...
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States one is eligible to sit for the NBRC-WRE licensing examination to become a Registered Respiratory Therapist after graduating from either a two-year program...
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Cardiology (section Cardiac examination)
integrated with other examinations especially the respiratory examination.[citation needed] Like all medical examinations, the cardiac examination follows the standard...
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Diaphragmatic paradox (category Symptoms and signs: Respiratory system)
Retrieved September 7, 2013. "Medical Information and facts about Respiratory examination". Mens-health-matters.or. Archived from the original on 2008-11-04...
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Pleximeter (category Physical examination)
"A brief history of the Practice of Percussion". Retrieved 2007-10-11. http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?pleximeter Respiratory examination v t e...
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Company. p. 483. Retrieved 24 June 2015. "The Basic Geriatric Respiratory Examination". Medscape. Retrieved 24 June 2015. Urmey, WF; De Troyer, A; Kelly...
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Influenza (redirect from Influenza w/ other respiratory manifestations)
involve staining respiratory epithelial cells in samples with fluorescently-labeled influenza-specific antibodies, followed by examination under a fluorescent...
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Pulmonology (redirect from Respiratory medicine)
specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract. It is also known as respirology, respiratory medicine, or chest medicine in some countries...
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Kennel cough (redirect from Canine infectious respiratory disease complex)
Kennel cough (also "canine infectious respiratory disease" (CIRD), "canine infectious respiratory disease complex" (CIRDC) or "canine infectious tracheobronchitis"...
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Specialty Examination. The CRT-SDS and RRT-SDS. 2011: (US) In July, 2011 the NBRC creates the Adult Critical Care Specialty for Registered Respiratory Therapists...
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Medical fetishism (section Physical examination)
anesthesia, intimate examinations (such as rectal examination, gynecological examination, urological examination, andrological examination, rectal temperature-taking)...
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Influenza-like illness (redirect from Acute respiratory infection)
hospitalisation, the illness is classified instead as a severe acute respiratory infection (SARI). Other organisations may have different definitions...
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epilepsy. The causes of SUDEP seem to be multifactorial and include respiratory, cardiac, and cerebral factors as well as the severity of epilepsy and...
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