bronchopleural
1bronchopleural — bron·cho·pleu·ral .bräŋ kō plu̇r əl adj joining a bronchus and the pleural cavity <a bronchopleural fistula> * * * bron·cho·pleu·ral (brong″ko ploorґəl) 1. pertaining to a bronchus and the pleura. 2. communicating with a bronchus …
2Bronchopleural fistula — A bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a fistula between the pleural space and the bronchial tree. It sometimes develops following pneumectomy …
3bronchopleural — bron·cho·pleu·ral (brŏng kō plo͝orʹəl) adj. 1. Relating to a bronchus and the pleura. 2. Joining a bronchus and the pleural cavity. * * * …
4bronchopleural fistula — a fistula between a bronchus and the pleural cavity, sometimes seen after lung surgery or as a complication of empyema, fibrosis, or pneumonia …
5fistula — An abnormal passage from one epithelial surface to another epithelial surface. [L. a pipe, a tube] abdominal f. a fistulous passage connecting one of the abdominal viscera …
6Pulmonary laceration — A pulmonary laceration is a chest injury in which lung tissue is torn or cut.] Lacerations that are filled with air are called pneumatoceles, and those that are filled with blood are called pulmonary hematomas. In some cases, both pneumatoceles… …
7Petroleum jelly — Petroleum jelly, petrolatum or soft paraffin [http://www.tiscali.co.uk/lifestyle/healthfitness/health advice/netdoctor/archive/100004783.html] is a semi solid mixture of hydrocarbons (with carbon numbers mainly higher than 25), [http://www.inchem …
8Pneumoperitoneum — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Frontal chest X ray. The air bubble below the right hemidiaphragm (on the left of the image) is a pneumoperitoneum. DiseasesDB = 31511 ICD10 = ICD10|K|66|8|k|65 ICD9 = ICD9|568.89, ICD9|770.2 ICDO = OMIM …
9Positive end-expiratory pressure — (PEEP) is the pressure in the lungs (alveolar pressure) above atmospheric pressure (the pressure outside of the body) that exists at the end of expiration.[1] The two types of PEEP are extrinsic PEEP (PEEP applied by a ventilator) and intrinsic… …
10bp — 1. Commonly used abbreviation for blood pressure. For example, in a medical chart, you might see scrawled "BP90/60 T98.6 Ht60/reg R15", which is short hand signifying that the blood pressure is 90/60 mm Hg, the temperature (T) is 98.6… …
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