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A significant case of subcutaneous emphysema is easy to detect by [[palpation|touching]] the overlying skin; it feels like tissue paper or Rice Krispies.<ref name="Long95"> | |||
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cite book |author=Long BC Cassmeyer V, Phipps WJ|title=Adult Nursing: Nursing Process Approach |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=1995 |pages=328 |isbn=0-7234-2004-1 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate= 2008-05-12 |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=7g9NirASUQsC&pg=PA328&dq=subcutaneous+emphysema&lr=&client=firefox-a&sig=heyGKZpNbSff_ybdIIN8KqTbC6s#PPA328,M1 | |||
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</ref> Touching the bubbles causes them to move and sometimes make a crackling noise.<ref name="Brown04"> | |||
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cite book |author=DeGowin RL, LeBlond RF, Brown DR |title=DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination |publisher=McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division |location=New York |year=2004 |pages= 388, 552 |isbn=0-07-140923-8 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate= 2008-05-12 |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=6KUprj41xNIC&pg=PA552&dq=subcutaneous+emphysema&lr=&client=firefox-a&sig=QVoEhl9tFLvxIdakFZmEwoHD-94 | |||
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</ref> The air bubbles, which are painless and feel like small nodules to the touch, may burst when the skin above them is palpated.<ref name="Brown04"/> The tissues surrounding SCE are usually [[edema|swollen]]. | |||
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Overview
A significant case of subcutaneous emphysema is easy to detect by touching the overlying skin; it feels like tissue paper or Rice Krispies.[1] Touching the bubbles causes them to move and sometimes make a crackling noise.[2] The air bubbles, which are painless and feel like small nodules to the touch, may burst when the skin above them is palpated.[2] The tissues surrounding SCE are usually swollen.
References
- ↑ Long BC Cassmeyer V, Phipps WJ (1995). Adult Nursing: Nursing Process Approach. St. Louis: Mosby. p. 328. ISBN 0-7234-2004-1. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 DeGowin RL, LeBlond RF, Brown DR (2004). DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division. pp. 388, 552. ISBN 0-07-140923-8. Retrieved 2008-05-12.