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Kerley lines — are a sign seen on chest x rays with interstitial pulmonary edema. They are thin linear pulmonary opacities caused by fluid or cellular infiltration into the interstitium of the lungs. They are named for Peter Kerley.cite web… … Wikipedia
Kerley lines — Ker·ley lines (kurґle) [Sir Peter James Kerley, English radiologist, 1900–1979] see under line … Medical dictionary
Kerley-Linie — Kerley Linien sind zarte Linien auf dem Röntgenbild der Lunge. Sie weisen auf pathologisch verbreiterte Alveolarsepten und Lymphgefäße der Lunge hin, am häufigsten verursacht durch eine Herzinsuffizienz. Auch Pneumonien, Lungenfibrose und eine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Kerley B lines — fine horizontal lines seen in the angle between the diaphragm and the chest wall on an AP (anteroposterior) chest X ray. It is a sign of pulmonary oedema and therefore heart failure [J. Kerley (20th century), British radiologist] … The new mediacal dictionary
Kerley — Peter J., English radiologist, 1900–1979. See K. B lines, under line … Medical dictionary
Peter Kerley — Sir Peter Kerley (1900 ndash;1978) was a radiologist from Dundalk, Ireland and a graduate of University College Dublin (1923). He spent a year training in radiology in Vienna. He obtained his M.D. from the University of Ireland, in 1939. He was… … Wikipedia
costophrenic septal lines — see Kerley l s … Medical dictionary
Heart failure — Classification and external resources The major signs and symptoms of heart failure. ICD 10 I5 … Wikipedia
Biot's respiration — Biot s respiration, sometimes also called ataxic respiration,[citation needed] is an abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by groups of quick, shallow inspirations followed by regular or irregular periods of apnea.[1] It generally indicates … Wikipedia
Charcot–Leyden crystals — Charcot Leyden crystals are microscopic crystals found in people who have allergic diseases such as asthma or parasitic infections such as parasitic pneumonia or ascariasis. The Charcot Leyden crystal protein interacts with eosinophil… … Wikipedia
