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expectorate

[ik′spek·tə‚rāt]
(physiology)
To eject phlegm or other material from the throat or lungs.
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L a Broncho Pneumopathie Chronique Obstructive (BPCO), est une maladie liee dans 8 cas sur 10 au tabac .C'est une maladie silencieuse a ses debuts, ou avec des symptomes parfois banalises par les patients (comme la toux, les expectorations....), la maladie evolue vers un essoufflement, d'abord a l'effort, puis a des gestes ou mouvements anodins.
BPCO : Une maladie liee au tabac
According to our results, we found that male (60.7% in CrAg+ group and 55.2% in CrAg− group) was slightly more than female and cough and expectoration were two most common symptoms [Table 1].
Extent of Lung Involvement and Serum Cryptococcal Antigen Test in Non-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Adult Patients with Pulmonary Cryptococcosis
The most prevalent self-reported respiratory symptom in this study was cough (60.0%) followed by expectoration (52.5%) with none of the participants reporting blood in their sputum.
Prevalence of Asymptomatic Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Charcoal Producers: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kaase, Ghana
Clinical signs and symptoms are important and were ominously present in study subjects especially cough (100%), fever (100%) and expectoration (97%), weight loss (98%) which are also reported elsewhere.18
Type and Frequency of mutations in katG and rpoB genes in Multi-Drug Resistant Strains of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex
Now, the patient is presented with fever which was highgrade associated with generalized weakness, cough with expectoration, shortness of breath, and decreased urine output.
Dapsone-induced methemoglobinemia in immune thrombocytopenia: A case report
He started defining the cause of the disease by stating that phthisis was the condition where a pulmonary ulcer or an abscess was present, while the patient had a lot of cough and expectoration, while sometimes haemoptysis was also a symptom.
Aretaeus of Cappadocia and Pulmonary Tuberculosis
We report a case of 14-year-old girl who presented with cough along with expectoration and dyspnea.
A case report of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung in an adolescent
The main symptoms of tracheoceles are cough and purulent expectoration. The presence of symptoms is an indication for surgery.
An Adult Tracheocele with No Predisposing Factor
Bronchoscopy was done to rule out any residual peace after spontaneous expectoration of FB but could not find anything.
Bronchoscopy for foreign body aspiration and effects of nebulized albuterol and budesonide combination
The patient is a 68-year-old male who complained of recurrent cough, expectoration, and progressive dyspnea for more than 30 years.
Bronchoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Tracheobronchial Amyloidosis: A Retrospective Analysis from China
Hemoptysis is the expectoration of blood that initiated in the lungs or bronchial tubes.
"Not all hemoptysis is tuberculosis--think of other etiologies." A lesson from a chest clinic in a rural tertiary care center in central India
A pulsion diverticulum of esophagus in short horn cow close to the esophageal hiatus with sign of loss of condition and projectile expectoration of chewed ingesta are reported (Mc Gavin and Anderson; 1975).
Surgical Management of Oesophageal Diverticulum in a Heifer Buffalo

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