English translation of "silence auscultatoire" - "auscultatory or silent gap"

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164 months ago

Kate (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Medical
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	silence auscultatoire
Context:	L’asthme aigu grave avec crise inhabituelle ; difficultés à parler ; cyanose ;
Keywords:	... silence auscultatoire ; résistance au traitement avec bronchodilatateur d'action rapide ---

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164 months ago

wrote:

silent chest on auscultation

My comment:

just google "silent chest on auscultation"

164 months ago

Claude Le Frapper wrote:

silent chest on auscultation

My comment:

just google "silent chest on auscultation"

164 months ago

Charles Ferguson wrote:

no breath sounds heard in the chest

My comment:

this patient is not shifting much air and so no normal vesicular breathing sounds, or even wheeze, can be heard through the stethoscope.

164 months ago

Robert Tucker wrote:

auscultatory or silent gap

My references:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auscultatory_gap

http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=english&lang_name=Arabic&word=silent+gap++%3D++auscultatory+gap&category=Medical

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