showing tenderness without spasm to palpation in both upper quadrants associated with tenderness to jarring over the right lower and left lower thoracic cage. The temperature was 99.4°F.

High-pitched bowel sounds were audible all over the left side of the patient's chest and an inward concavity of the anterior abdominal wall—known as a scaphoid abdomen—was seen; no tenderness was ...

in which lymph node status was assessed by histopathology were mostly those suspect of nodal metastasis at palpation; distant metastasis was assessed using 2- or 3-view thoracic radiographs in 140 ...

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) guideline for the management of adults with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) published in 2009 was compared with the 2014 National Institute for Health and Care ...

These nodules are detectable with palpation in about 2–6% of the population and with ultrasound in around 19–67% (1). Most are benign, but approximately 5% are cancerous (2). Table 1 The Bethesda ...

During breathing, the external intercostals elevate the ribs while the internal intercostals depress the ribs and decrease the volume of the thoracic cavity within the ribcage during breathing. As ...

Correspondence to Dr John Harvey, North Bristol Lung Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK; john.harvey{at}nbt.nhs.uk Secondary pneumothorax (SSP) is associated with underlying lung disease ...

Correspondence to Professor Paulus Kirchhof, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Wolfson Drive, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK; p.kirchhof{at}bham.ac.uk rhythm control therapy in ...

Popping sensations in your collarbone (clavicle) are fairly common. You may feel it when you reach certain directions or move your arm and shoulder. You may hear a "pop" or "click." Often, collarbone ...

Local swelling, tenderness to palpation, reduced salivary flow, and fever might be associated symptoms. In the clinical situation, a systematic approach dividing the facial pain syndromes into ...