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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
'''Skin crepitation''' is described as a noise that can be heard, similar to a paper bag rustling, during chest [[auscultation]]. | |||
==Causes== | |||
===Causes in Alphabetical Order<ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref> <ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref>=== | |||
== | *[[Boerhaave's syndrome]] | ||
*[[Cutaneous emphysema]] | |||
*[[Gas gangrene]] | |||
*[[Lung trauma]] | |||
*[[Mediastinal emphysema]] | |||
*[[Rib fracture]] | |||
*Thorax fracture | |||
*Venous catheter placement | |||
==Diagnosis== | |||
===X Ray=== | |||
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Image:Subcutaneous-emphysema-001a.jpg|Forearm; subcutaneous emphysema | Image:Subcutaneous-emphysema-001a.jpg|Forearm; subcutaneous emphysema | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:25, 15 June 2015
Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Skin crepitation is described as a noise that can be heard, similar to a paper bag rustling, during chest auscultation.
Causes
Causes in Alphabetical Order[1] [2]
- Boerhaave's syndrome
- Cutaneous emphysema
- Gas gangrene
- Lung trauma
- Mediastinal emphysema
- Rib fracture
- Thorax fracture
- Venous catheter placement
Diagnosis
X Ray
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Forearm; subcutaneous emphysema
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Forearm; subcutaneous emphysema
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Forearm; subcutaneous emphysema
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Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum
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Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum
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Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum
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Extensive subcutaneous emphysema
References