Expiration Prolonged: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Expiration Prolonged

Bronchiolitis

Prolonged slow expiration technique avoids bronchial collapse with its flow interruption. [rc.rcjournal.com]

expiration End-respiratory crackles on auscultation Investigations RSV – can be easily tested for with nasopharyngeal mucous secretions. [almostadoctor.co.uk]

Auscultation reveals wheezing, prolonged expiration, and, often, fine crackles. Many children have accompanying acute otitis media. [merckmanuals.com]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

expiration, elevated jugular venous pulse, and cyanosis. [medicinenet.com]

Doctors may note that it takes a long time for the person to exhale air that has been inhaled (prolonged expiration). [merckmanuals.com]

[…] exhalations (expiration) Diffuse breath sounds Elevated jugular venous pulse SLIDESHOW COPD Lung Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment See Slideshow What are the four stages of [medicinenet.com]

Bronchial Asthma

expiration, elevated jugular venous pulse, and cyanosis. [medicinenet.com]

[…] forced expiration (wheezing). [uichildrens.org]

The expiratory phase of respiration is prolonged, with an inspiratory:expiratory ratio of at least 1:3. [merckmanuals.com]

Hyperactive Airway Disease

Auscultation of the chest revealed diffuse expiratory wheezes in all lung fields with prolonged expiration. [nap.edu]

With capnography, narrowed airways and prolonged expiration result in a delayed rise in end-tidal carbon dioxide, producing a characteristic ‘sharkfin’ appearance (Figure [isanagpur.org]

However, the expiration, being passive, is slow in the presence of high expiratory resistance. [karnatakaanaesthj.org]

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

expiration. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] respiratory tract involvement with various permutations of the classic findings of bronchiolitis: rhonchorous breath sounds, tachypnea, accessory muscle use, wheezes, and prolonged [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Tracheomalacia

The weakened area of trachea collapses more easily during expiration and prolongs expiration, or prevents expectoration and causes trapping of secretions. [childrensnational.org]

[…] labored, and wheezy expiration and progressive asphyxia which is resistant to increased inspiratory oxygen concentration ( 5 ). [ispub.com]

Symptoms of tracheomalacia vary but include chronic cough, prolongation of lower respiratory tract infections, exercise intolerance, respiratory distress, apnea, recurrent [childrensnational.org]

Obstruction of the Lung

[…] is prolonged and is not completed down to the original RV by the time the subject gives up the effort and takes another breath. [courses.washington.edu]

by the onset of middle age or in obstructive lung disease RV appears to be determined by a "flow limitation"; expiratory flow rates at low lung volumes are so low that expiration [courses.washington.edu]

Croup

Listening to the chest through a stethoscope may reveal prolonged inspiration or expiration, wheezing, and decreased breath sounds. [indiatoday.in]

Bronchiolitis Obliterans

Auscultation of the lungs revealed prolonged expiration and bilateral crepitant rales. CXR revealed bilateral paracardiac infiltration. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Allergic Asthma

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Aspiration Pneumonia

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Pulmonary Nematodiasis

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Laryngeal Lesion

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Broncholithiasis

Broncholithiasis is the presence of intrabronchial calcification or ossification. We report a case of broncholiths resulting from extrusion of calcified mediastinal lymph node into a bronchus associated with esophagobronchial fistula that became more symptomatic after bronchoscopic removal of the broncholiths. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a diffuse lung disease that results from the accumulation of lipoproteinaceous material in the alveoli and alveolar macrophages due to abnormal surfactant homoeostasis. Identification of the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) as an indispensable mediator[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis

AIM: To document the phenomenon and distribution of air-trapping on computed tomography in patients with sub-acute extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA). PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective analysis of high resolution CT scans was performed on 20 patients with proven EAA. All patients had inspiratory scans and 12[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Secondary Tracheal Tumor

Giant Paraesophageal Hernia Thoracic Open Abdominal or Laparoscopic Approach 343 Management of Minimally Symptomatic Giant Paraesophageal Hernias 350 Plication for Diaphragmatic Eventration 356 Pacing for Unilateral Diaphragm Paralysis 365 Optimal Crural Closure Techniques for Repair of Large Hiatal Hernias 371[…] [books.google.de]

Diffuse Pulmonary Lymphangiomatosis

Our objective was to determine and report the CT findings in patients with diffuse pulmonary lymphangiomatosis (DPL). We retrospectively reviewed the CT findings in eight patients with pathologically proven DPL. The patients ranged in age from 3 to 35 years (mean 15 years) and included four male and four female[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Congenital Tracheomalacia

The weakened area of trachea collapses more easily during expiration and prolongs expiration, or prevents expectoration and causes trapping of secretions. [childrensnational.org]

[…] labored, and wheezy expiration and progressive asphyxia which is resistant to increased inspiratory oxygen concentration ( 5 ). [ispub.com]

Symptoms of tracheomalacia vary but include chronic cough, prolongation of lower respiratory tract infections, exercise intolerance, respiratory distress, apnea, recurrent [childrensnational.org]

Alveolar Rupture

this causes the chest to be held in the position of inspiration ("barrel chest"), with prolonged expiration and increased residual volume. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Floyer was studying pulmonary (lung) disorders and described the characteristic prolonged expiration and progressive nature of emphysema. [humanillnesses.com]

[…] exertion, due to the combined effect (in varying degrees) of reduction of alveolar surface for gas exchange and collapse of smaller airways with trapping of alveolar gas in expiration [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Sinus Arrhythmia

[…] during expiration. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The R-R interval on an EKG is shortened during inspiration and prolonged during expiration. Meditation and relaxed breathing techniques can temporarily alter RSA. [wikidoc.org]

The R-R interval on an ECG is shortened during inspiration and prolonged during expiration. [iamheart.org]

Acute Hyperventilation

Sampling was started by an operator three seconds after the beginning of a prolonged expiration lasting 16 seconds or more. [bmcpulmmed.biomedcentral.com]

In asthma, the expiratory phase is prolonged (especially if severe) and the patient may expire through pursed lips. [patient.info]

Test etCO 2 registered during the prolonged expiration for gas sampling were significantly higher than pre-test etCO 2 (p < 0.01). [bmcpulmmed.biomedcentral.com]

Mounier-Kühn Syndrome

Auscultation disclosed widespread rhonchi in both hemithoraces and prolonged expiration. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Soman Poisoning

[…] in chest, with prolonged wheezing expiration suggestive of bronchoconstriction or increased secretion; dyspnoea, slight pain in chest; increased bronchial secretion; cough [emro.who.int]

[…] wheezing, expiration suggestive of bronchoconstriction or increased secretion and cough Fasciculations at site of exposure to liquid Following systemic absorption Tightness [emro.who.int]

Excessive sweating at site of exposure Frontal headache, eye pain on focusing, slight dimness of vision, occasional nausea and vomiting Tightness of chest, sometimes with prolonged [emro.who.int]

Bronchial Compression

Chandrasekhar) Prolonged expiration (Dr. A.J. Chandrasekhar) Pursed lip breathing (Dr. A.J. Chandrasekhar) Diaphragmatic breathing (Dr. A.J. [meddean.luc.edu]

Physical examination showed that he was cyanotic, tachypneic, and dyspneic at rest with prolonged expiration and accessory muscle use. [anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org]

Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure

Sampling was started by an operator three seconds after the beginning of a prolonged expiration lasting 16 seconds or more. [bmcpulmmed.biomedcentral.com]

expiration. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Test etCO2 registered during the prolonged expiration for gas sampling were significantly higher than pre-test etCO2 (p < 0.01). [bmcpulmmed.biomedcentral.com]

Acute Bronchitis

They will listen for the presence of rhonchi, prolonged expiration and wheezing. The sputum can be tested for the presence of bacteria. [symptoma.com]

Upon physical examination, decreased breath sounds, wheezing, rhonchi and prolonged expiration will be evident. [physio-pedia.com]

expiration. [en.wikipedia.org]

Tabun Poisoning

[…] in chest, with prolonged wheezing expiration suggestive of bronchoconstriction or increased secretion; dyspnoea, slight pain in chest; increased bronchial secretion; cough [emro.who.int]

[…] wheezing, expiration suggestive of bronchoconstriction or increased secretion and cough Fasciculations at site of exposure to liquid Following systemic absorption Tightness [emro.who.int]

Excessive sweating at site of exposure Frontal headache, eye pain on focusing, slight dimness of vision, occasional nausea and vomiting Tightness of chest, sometimes with prolonged [emro.who.int]

Bronchial Disease

Diagnosis [ edit ] � Signs and symptoms • Wheezing • Diminished breath sounds • Prolonged expiration • Increase airway pressures (in ventilated patients) Treatment [ edit [en.wikipedia.org]

Diffusely decreased breath sounds Hyperresonance on percussion Prolonged expiration Coarse crackles beginning with inspiration in some cases Certain characteristics allow [emedicine.medscape.com]

[…] jugular venous pulse (JVP) Peripheral edema Thoracic examination reveals the following: Hyperinflation (barrel chest) Wheezing – Frequently heard on forced and unforced expiration [emedicine.medscape.com]

Viral Lower Respiratory Infection

expiration Pulmonary decompression injury Radiation respiratory disease Respiratory obstruction Respiratory tract congestion Respiratory tract infection Shrinking lung syndrome [icd9data.com]

Partial obstruction of airway by foreign body Partial obstruction of airway by tongue Partially obstructed airway Pendelluft Polycythemia due to cyanotic respiratory disease Prolonged [icd9data.com]