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Atelectasis

Known as: Collapse, Lung, collapsed lungs, Pulmonary collapse 
Failure of the lung to expand (inflate) completely. This may be caused by a blocked airway, a tumor, general anesthesia, pneumonia or other lung… 
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27 relations
CDISC SEND Non-Neoplastic Finding Type TerminologyChestClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyIn Blood

Narrower (4)

Compression Pulmonary AtelectasisCongestive atelectasisPostoperative Pulmonary AtelectasisResorption Pulmonary Atelectasis

Broader (4)

Lung diseasesPerinatal atelectasisRespiratory Tract Diseasesairway disease

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2011
2011
Cascading Collapse Assessment Considering Hidden Failure
Hidden failure relay protection is the major cause of cascading failure in power system. Therefore, in this study, a hidden… 
1994
1994
Structural allografting in revision total knee arthroplasty.
While morsellized cancellous autograft or allograft have been shown to be highly successful in the management of smaller cavitary… 
1985
1985
Unstable neutrinos from gravitational stellar collapse and Cygnus X-3.
1984
1984
Treatment of selected patients with an ununited fracture of the proximal part of the scaphoid by excision of the fragment and insertion of a carved silicone-rubber spacer.
An ununited scaphoid fracture whose proximal fragment is small, sclerotic, fragmented, or badly deformed is usually not suitable… 
1983
1983
Density of muscularized arteries in the lung: Its role in congenital heart disease and its clinical significance.
Pulmonary arteries were counted per surface area of lung sections, with a correction for the degree of lung collapse, in 31… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
The aetiology of the sudden infant death syndrome: current ideas on breathing and sleep and possible links to deranged thiamine neurochemistry.
Summary: The aetiology of the sudden infant death syndrome: Current ideas on breathing and sleep and possible links to deranged… 
Review
1962
Review
1962
The alveolar lining layer. A review of studies on its role in pulmonary mechanics and in the pathogenesis of atelectasis.
The alveoli of the normal lung are lined by a substance which exerts surface tension at the air-liquid interface. In the expanded… 
Review
1956
Review
1956
Pancreatic dornase aerosol in pulmonary, endotracheal and endobronchial disease.
(Vanidase), trypsin and of detergents such as alevaire has been popularized. Trypsin has been shown to be effective by many… 
1954
1954
The radiology of respiratory distress in the new born.
The importance of radiological studies of infants suffering from respiratory distress is discussed. The radiographic appearances… 
1938
1938
The Ætiology of Bronchiectasis (With special reference to Pulmonary Atelectasis)
The clinical phenomena of bronchiectasis have been well known for over a century, and, since the earliest observations of Andral…