Velcro-like cracklesVelcro™-like crackles A popular term for dry or fine crackles—fancifully likened to the sound of a Velcro closure being opened—which are heard posterolaterally at the lung bases and associated with interstitial lung disease. Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, ...
Respiratory:crackles, coughing, dyspnea, upper respiratory infection,pleural effusion Other:fever, generalized pain, injection site reaction Interactions Drug-diagnostic tests.Creatinine:increased level Electrolytes, hemoglobin, magnesium, phosphorus, platelets, potassium, red blood cells, white blood cells:decr...
Google Share on Facebook PLESS Urology A clinical trial–Proscar®Long-term Efficacy and Safety Study–confirming the benefits of Proscar–finasteride in treating BPH. SeeBenign prostatic hypertrophy. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ...
Options (doses for those who have not received loop diuretics and with normal renal function): Furosemide Bumetanide Torsemide Higher doses in cases of renal insufficiency or in those who are on long-term loop diuretics Bolus doses can be given 2‒3 times per day, as necessary Monitor...
Prophylaxis is considered in patients with: Gastrointestinal (GI) bleed: ceftriaxone or norfloxacin Prior episodes of SBP: long-term therapy of norfloxacin or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX)Hepatic hydrothorax Pleural effusion development in cirrhosis patients Likely due to the passage of ...
Conclusion The clinical score composite of DLCO, mMRC Dyspnea Scale, and 6MWT distance could provide an accurate prediction for long-term mortality in ILD patients, laying out a helpful tool for managing and following these patients.Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) stands out as one ...
For annotation, the medical teams labeled the beginning and end of the breathing cycles in each recording as well as the presence/absence of crackles and wheezes. This dataset collected 6898 breath cycles, with 3642 normal cycles, 1864 with crackles, 886 with wheezes, and 506 with both, where...
Monitor patients with renal dysfunction for fluid overload (discrepancy in intake and output, weight gain, edema, rales/crackles, and hypertension). Lab Test Considerations:Prior to and every 4 mo throughout chronic therapy, monitor hematocrit, hemoglobin, electrolytes, pH, creatinine, urinalysis, an...
A veterinary term, no longer used in clinical medicine, for an elevation in body temperature and paralysis occurring after a cow gives birth. SYN:SEE:paresis puerperalis monkey fever monkey fever monkey fever A colloquial and imprecise name given to Kyasanur Forest disease. ...
crescendo angina old term for unstable angina. angina cru´ris intermittent claudication. herpes angina (angina herpe´tica) herpangina. intestinal angina generalized cramping abdominal pain occurring shortly after a meal and persisting for one to three hours, due to ischemia of the smooth muscle ...