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Cough fractureAka: Rib Fracture due to Cough
- See Also
- Chest Pain Approach
- Pathophysiology
- Symptoms
- Pleuritic Chest Pain
- Accentuated by respiratory movements
- Pleuritic Chest Pain
- Signs
- Apply pressure on remote segment of the rib
- Causes Fracture site pain
- Apply pressure on remote segment of the rib
- Differential Diagnosis
- Radiology: Rib XRay or Chest XRay
- Often normal despite Fracture
Cough fracture of ribs (C0567413) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Injury or Poisoning (T037) |
| English | Cough fracture, Cough fracture of ribs |
| Spanish | fractura de costillas por tos |
| Parent Concepts | Rib Fractures (C0035522), Duplicate concept (C1274013) |
| Sources | SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
