ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FREMITUS
From Latin: a roaring sound, a humming, from fremere to make a low roaring, murmur.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FREMITUS»
Discover the use of
fremitus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
fremitus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History-Taking
As you palpate the chest, focus on areas of tenderness and abnormalities in the
overlying skin, respiratory expansion, and fremitus. Lookfor bruises
overafractured rib. ◗○ Identify tender areas. Carefully palpate any area where
pain has been ...
Lynn Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi, 2012
2
Essentials of Clinical Periodontology and Periodontics
Fremitus test (Fig. 53.20): It is a measurement of the vibratory pattern of the teeth
when the teeth are placed in the contacting positions and movements. To
measure fremitus, dampened index finger is placed along the buccal and labial ...
Tactile Fremitus When Abnormal Tactile Fremitus Is Present at the Time of
Admission Description and Differential Diagnosis Sound from the larynx creates
vibrations that are conducted through the bronchi to the lung parenchyma and
chest ...
Robert M. Wachter, Lee Goldman (MD.), Harry Hollander, 2005
4
Viva Voce in Periodontics
What is fremitus? Fremitus or functional mobility is a perceptible vibration on
palpating the facial surface of the teeth when they come into contact (heavy
anterior contact). How is fremitus assessed? Fremitus test: It is a measurement of
the ...
5
Medical Management of Pulmonary Diseases
Tactile fremitus. the palpation of vibrations generated with speech, is used to
assess the intensity of transmission of centrally generated sounds through the
lung parenchyma. Either the flat palm of the hand or the ulnar edge of the hand
and ...
When checking the back of the thorax for tactile fremitus, ask the patient to fold
his arms across his chest. This movement shifts the scapulae out of the way.
PALPATION Check for tactile fremitus by lightly placing your open palms on both
sides ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
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Illustrated Manual of Nursing Practice
Tactile fremitus. Because sound travels more easily through solid structures than
through air, checking for tactile fremitus (the palpation of vocalizations) helps you
learn about the contents of the lungs. (See Palpating the thorax for tactile ...
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Sapira's Art & Science of Bedside Diagnosis
Another Method Wiener and Nathanson (1976–1977) have difficulty comparing
tactile fremitus from hands applied simultaneously to both sides of the chest. If
you share this difficulty, you can use one hand applied sequentially in the same ...
Jane M. Orient, Joseph D. Sapira, 2010
9
Etiology and Pathogenesis of Periodontal Disease
Fremitus is the movement of a tooth or teeth subjected to functional occlusal
forces. This can be assessed by palpating the buccal aspect of several teeth as
the patient taps up and down (Davies et al. 2001). Fremitus is graded as: 1.
Movement ...
Alexandrina L Dumitrescu, 2009
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Atlas of Adult Physical Diagnosis
Fine Points of Tactile Fremitus Figure 5. 7. Technique for chest percussion. TIPS
Place third digit of nondominant hand on skin of chest wall (plexime- ter), strike
with tip of dominant hand as a mallet (plexor) Feel and listen to the percussion ...
Dale Berg, Katherine Worzala, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FREMITUS»
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fremitus is used in the context of the following news items.
Proper occlusion, orthodontic therapy, and the dental hygienist
9 Fremitus is defined as palpable vibrations or movement of a tooth, usually due to excessive contact with another tooth. Current research ... «Dentistry IQ, Jul 15»
Noninvasive Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis Using Real-time Tissue …
... Coronary-Cameral Fistula · Application of Power Doppler Vocal Fremitus Sonography in Breast Lesions · Sonographic Evaluation of the Yolk ... «Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Feb 15»
Detection of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Rodent Models Using …
... Prenatal Diagnosis of a Right Coronary-Cameral Fistula · Application of Power Doppler Vocal Fremitus Sonography in Breast Lesions ... «Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Sep 14»
Anterior tooth preparation: well-planned steps to a successful …
One of the parameters that I pay special attention to is fremitus. Anterior teeth that move during protrusive guidance are at higher risk of failure with veneers, ... «Dental Economics, Jun 14»
The power of occulsal observation
"Signs and symptoms of trauma from occlusion include tooth mobility, fremitus wear facets, widened periodontal ligament, hot/cold sensitivity, pain on percussion ... «RDH, May 14»
Posterior Thoracic Echocardiography for Assessment of Native and …
... Prenatal Diagnosis of a Right Coronary-Cameral Fistula · Application of Power Doppler Vocal Fremitus Sonography in Breast Lesions ... «Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Mar 14»
The role of the dental hygienist in orthodontics
... but may not be limited to, determining the degree of mobility of teeth and dental implants, occlusal patterns and discrepancy, and determination of fremitus.”. «Dentistry IQ, Sep 13»
Kate's farm: Delivering pigs
It is a symptom known as 'fremitus'; the blood flows with a running pulse and, using ultrasound, it is possible to ascertain whether a pig is ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 12»
Shame on us: the 3% problem and periodontal disease
The tougher diagnosis is those patients with 4 mm to 6 mm pocket depths, with or without calculus buildup or recession, with or without fremitus or furcation ... «Dentistry IQ, Jul 12»
Curbing sensitivity
Examples include aggressive toothbrushing, aberrant frenal attachment, TMJ disorder, operative procedures, tobacco chewing, and fremitus.2,6,7. Of interest to ... «RDH, Nov 11»
