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What is the grating sound made when two pleural surfaces rub together during respiration called?
The sound is actually called a Pleural rub.
What is the purpose of a pleural rub?
The purpose of a pleural rub is to hear things on the inside of one's body. For example a machine that can hear the sounds inside a person's lungs when they are breathing to see if things sound normal or if there is a noisy rattling in the lungs, which would cause concern for one's health.
What happens to the lungs during pleurisy?
Pleural effusion is excess fluid that accumulates between the two pleural layers, the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs. Excessive amounts of such fluid can impair breathing by limiting the expansion of the lungs during ventilation.
Why does surfactant reduce surface tension?
It prevents a pleural friction rub. Its like a lubricant for the lungs to move up and down without any friction.
What does pleural effusion mean?
The pleural effusion is any abnormal amount of fluid all around the lungs. It can result to varying types of medical conditions.
What is a pleural based opacity?
Pleural-based opacity refers to opacity seen in X-rays along the pleural surface. The opacity or silhouettes can mean many things like signs of injuries, possible thickening, or indications of disease.
What is Pleural thickening?
what is pleural thickening
What does to rub it out mean?
"To rub one out", it means to masturbate.
What does an abnormal connection between a bronchial tube and the pleural cavity mean?
bronchopleural
What is the thin watery fluid that occurs between the pleural membranes called?
Pleural fluid is the fluid that's located between the pleural membranes that cover the lungs. If too much fluid builds up, it's called a pleural effusion.
What is the meaning of pleural membrane?
pleural membrane
What does Asymmetrical Apical Pleural Disease mean?
Asymmetrical = not the same on each side - i.e. one side is worse than the other. Apical = the top of the lungs. Pleural = The lining of the lung.
