lung consolidation

Pneumonia (lung consolidation)

Egophony (British: Aegophony) is an increased resonance of voice sounds heard when auscultating the lungs, often caused by lung consolidation and fibrosis.

This implies that for the same extent of lung consolidation, basal pulmonary blood flow perfusing non-ventilated lung areas was greater in patients with septic shock.

Bacterial, community-acquired pneumonia, classically show lung consolidation of one lung segmental lobe which is known as lobar pneumonia.

The clinical observation being determined is whether or not an increase in volume is heard at the clinician's stethoscope over the lung field being auscultated which would indicate lung consolidation.

Whispered pectoriloquy is a clinical test typically performed during a medical physical examination to evaluate for the presence of lung consolidation, which could be caused by cancer (solid mass) or pneumonia (fluid mass).

Based on the potential of contrast material to worsen the respiratory condition of patients with ALI, its administration to assist in differentiating between lung consolidation and pleural effusion does not appear justified.

The results showed that the lung consolidation (accumulation of pus and infection) in flu patients who died was more severe and located in more lung zones than those patients who survived.

However, in areas of the lung where there is lung consolidation, these whispered spoken sounds by the patient (such as saying 'ninety-nine') will be clearly heard due to an increase in sound by the clinician through the stethoscope.