- the
chest wall (tactile
fremitus) and/or
heard by a
stethoscope on the
chest wall with
certain spoken words (vocal
fremitus),
although there are several...
-
chest or breast, and -loquy or
loquor which means to speak.
Vocal fremitus Tactile fremitus "PT 630 -
Breath Sounds". Bates, Barbara; et al. "Bates' Guide...
-
Expansion of the
thorax on
inspiration is
reduced on the
affected side
Vocal fremitus is
increased on the
affected side
Percussion note is
impaired in the affected...
- "ninety-nine" or "one one one" to test for
fremitus.
Repeat the
sequence on the
front of the chest. A
decrease in
fremitus may be
observed if the
patient has...
- palpable.
Examples include pulses,
abdominal distension,
cardiac thrills,
fremitus, and
various hernias,
joint dislocations, bone fractures, and tumors, among...
-
Types include egophony and bronchophony.
Whispered pectoriloquy Vocal fremitus Orient, Jane M.; Sapira,
Joseph D. (2010). Sapira's Art &
Science of Bedside...
-
diminished breath sounds on the
affected side,
decreased vocal resonance and
fremitus (though this is an
inconsistent and
unreliable sign), and
pleural friction...
- as
hyperresonant (like a
booming drum), and
vocal resonance and
tactile fremitus can both be
noticeably decreased. Importantly, the
volume of the pneumothorax...
- (αἴξ aix, aig-) in
reference to the
bleating quality of the sound.
Vocal fremitus "egophony" at Dorland's
Medical Dictionary Salvatore Mangione (2000). Physical...
-
sounds Stridor Wheeze Crackles Rhonchi Stertor Squawk Pleural friction rub
Fremitus Bronchophony Death rattle Elicited findings Percussion Pectoriloquy Whispered...
