Topic: Dependent Atelectasis
Not finding your answer? Try searching the web for Dependent Atelectasis
Answers to Common Questions
What does Dependent Atelectasis in the bilateral lungs mean?
It means the patient has been kept in the same position for a long time and poor nursing care has lead to that portion of his/her lungs to not be ventilated. It usually happens in obese patients who can't expand their lungs if they are kept... Read More »
Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090722100911AAjE8oV
WHAT IS DEPENDENT ATELECTASIS
I recently had a heart scan & it said I had no calcified plaque. But I do have evidence of prior granulomatous disease, a calcified nodule with some spiculation, most likely secondary to scarring. Also "minimal dependent atelectasis". What... Read More »
Source: http://www.wellsphere.com/copd-emphysema-article/what-is-dependen...
