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Descriptor English:
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Pulmonary Atelectasis
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Atelectasia Pulmonar
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Atelectasia Pulmonar
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Synonyms English:
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Atelectasis, Congestive
Lung Collapse
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Tree Number:
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C08.381.730
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Definition English:
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Absence of air in the entire or part of a lung, such as an incompletely inflated neonate lung or a collapsed adult lung. Pulmonary atelectasis can be caused by airway obstruction, lung compression, fibrotic contraction, or other factors. |
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History Note English:
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2009 (1963); for ATELECTASIS, CONGESTIVE use RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT 1976-2008
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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1270
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Unique Identifier:
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D001261
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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