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Chest wall oscillation — Intervention A typical breathing treatment for cystic fibrosis, using a mask nebulizer and the ThAIRapy Vest MeSH … Wikipedia
chest wall — the bony and muscular structures that form the outer framework of the thorax and move during breathing … Medical dictionary
chest wall — The muscles, bones, and joints that make up the area of the body between the neck and the abdomen … English dictionary of cancer terms
Chest radiograph — Intervention Image A: A normal chest radiograph. Image B: Q fever pneumonia. ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Chest tube — Intervention The free end of the Chest Drainage Device is usually attached to an underwater seal, below the level of the chest. This allows the air or fluid to escape from the pleural space, and prevents anything returning to the chest … Wikipedia
Chest pain — ICD 10 R07 ICD 9 786.5 Chest pain may be a symptom of a number of serious conditions and is generally considered a medical emergency. Even though it may be determined that the pain is non cardiac in origin, this is … Wikipedia
Chest trauma — Classification and external resources A CT scan of a pneumothorax eMedicine med/2916 … Wikipedia
Chest X-ray — A chest X ray, commonly abbreviated CXR, is a projection radiograph (X ray), taken by a radiographer, of the thorax which is used to diagnose problems with that area. The typical radiation dose to an adult from a chest x ray is around 0.06 mSv (6 … Wikipedia
Chest — This article is about the anatomical term. For other uses, see Chest (disambiguation). Chest Chest anatomy … Wikipedia
Chest of drawers — A chest on chest, a derivative of the simpler chest of drawers A chest of drawers, also called (especially in North American English) a dresser or a bureau, is a piece of furniture that has multiple parallel, horizontal drawers stacked one above… … Wikipedia
