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What (who) is crepitation$17579$ - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Crepitation (disambiguation)
Crepitation
·noun A crepitant rale.
II. Crepitation ·noun The act of crepitating or crackling.
III. Crepitation ·noun A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue containing air.
Crepitation
Crepitation refers to situations where noises are produced by the rubbing of parts one against the other, as in:
Subcutaneous emphysema
CONDITION OCCURING WHEN GAS OR AIR TRAVELS UNDER THE SKIN
Surgical emphysema; Subcutaneous air; Tissue emphysema; Crepitation, subcutaneous; Subcutaneous crepitus; Subcutaneous crepitation; Emphysema (subcutaneous); Spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema; Surgical Emphysema; Causes of subcutaneous emphysema
Subcutaneous emphysema (SCE, SE) occurs when gas or air accumulates and seeps under the skin, where normally no gas should be present. Subcutaneous refers to the subcutaneous tissue, and emphysema refers to trapped air pockets resembling the pneumatosis seen in pulmonary emphysema.
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Crepitation
Crepitation refers to situations where noises are produced by the rubbing of parts one against the other, as in:
- Crepitus, a crunching sensation felt in certain medical problems
- Rales or crackles, abnormal sounds heard over the lungs with a stethoscope
- A mechanism of sound production in grasshoppers during flight. Also called "wing snapping".
Causes of Crepitations: 1.Pulmonary oedema*** 2.Resolving pneumonia 3.Bronchiactesis 4.Lung abscess 5.Diffuse parenchymal lung disease
