SignSymptom infobox Name Chestpain ICD10 ICD10 R 07 r 00 ICD9 ICD9 786.5 Chestpain may be a symptom ... be determined that the pain is non cardiac in origin, this is often a diagnosis of exclusion made after ruling out more serious causes of the pain. Differential diagnosis Causes of chestpain range ... JI title High risk chief complaints I chestpain the big three journal Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am ... differential diagnosis for poisoning specific agent chestpain 24567 154 100.html title Differential Diagnosis For ChestPain Poisoning Specific Agent work accessdate ref Cardiovascular Acute ... and a number of other arrhythmias can cause chestpain. Stable angina pectoris this can be treated ... Thoracic cavity Chest wall problems Radiculopathy Precordial catch syndrome another benign and harmless form of a sharp, localised chestpain often mistaken for heart disease Breast conditions Herpes ... Lead poisoning High abdominal pain may also mimic chestpain Diagnostic approach In the emergency department the typical approach to chestpain involves ruling out the most dangerous causes heart attack ... in separating dangerous from trivial causes of disease, and the management of chestpain may be done ... radiography in emergency department patients with chestpain and possible acute coronary syndrome ... but low serum amylase to exclude acute pancreatitis Management In people with chestpain supplemental ... effectiveness. ref cite web title Entonox for the Treatment of Undiagnosed ChestPain Clinical Effectiveness ... ChestPain final.pdf work Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health accessdate 12 July ... pmid 20956226 doi 10.1161 CIRCULATIONAHA.110.971028 ref Epidemiology Chestpain is the presenting ... system symptoms and signs DEFAULTSORT ChestPain Category Pain ar ca Dolor tor cic ... of the esophagus Functional dyspepsia Chest wall Costochondritis or Tietze s syndrome a benign ... Somatization disorder Hypochondria Others Hyperventilation syndrome often presents with chest ... more details
The Saint Thomas Hospital Saint Thomas ChestPain Network is a division of Saint Thomas Health Services that coordinates with local emergency medical services EMS and hospitals to provide cardiac care services. The ChestPain Network includes 15 hospitals in Tennessee and Kentucky, all accredited by the Society of ChestPain Centers . ref http www.scpcp.org dnn Accreditation ListofAccreditedFacilities tabid 210 Default.aspx TN Society of ChestPain Centers list of accredited facilities ref The Saint Thomas ChestPain Network covers Tennessee and Southern Kentucky . Members of the network include ref http www.heartasone.com chestpainnetwork locations.php Saint Thomas ChestPain Network Locations ref Saint Thomas Hospital Nashville, Tennessee Baptist Hospital Nashville Baptist Hospital Nashville, Tennessee Middle Tennessee Medical Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee Hickman Community Hospital Centerville, Tennessee Livingston Regional Hospital Livingston, Tennessee Henry County Medical Center Paris, Tennessee Southern Tennessee Medical Center Winchester, Tennessee Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, Tennessee Crockett Hospital Lawrenceburg, Tennessee Hardin Medical Center Savannah, Tennessee Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville, Kentucky Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville, Tennessee Decatur County General Hospital Parsons, Tennessee Harton Regional Medical Center Tullahoma, Tennessee pending accreditation Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield, Kentucky pending accreditation References Reflist coord missing Tennessee Category Hospitals in Nashville, Tennessee health stub ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2010 Advert date June 2011 Founded in 1998, the Society of ChestPain Centers SCPC is a Non profit organization non profit international society dedicated to the belief that heart disease can be eliminated as the number one cause of death worldwide. Because we Who date June 2011 know that time translates to muscle during a heart emergency, the Society bridges Emergency medical services EMS , emergency medicine , cardiology , nursing and other professions jointly focused upon improving timely, quality care for cardiac patients. In order to disseminate best practice s and processes in heart care the Society promotes protocol based medicine and promotes the adoption of process improvement science by healthcare providers, ideally delivered through a ChestPain Center model to address acute coronary syndrome and acute heart failure . SCPC pursues our Who date June 2011 mission through the following services Education Accreditation Best Practice Guidelines Process Improvement Collaboration with Professional Societies Membership External links http www.scpcp.org DEFAULTSORT Society Of ChestPain Centers Category Medical and health organizations based in the United States ... more details
include pleurisy , flail chest , atelectasis , and the most common condition, chestpain. These conditions ... to cough is considered a chest disease or condition. ChestpainChestpain can be the result ... of the pain. ref http www.chestdiseases.net Chest Diseases Retrieved on 2010 1 26 ref While cardiac issues cause feelings of sudden pressure in the chest or a crushing pain in the back, neck and arms ... if the symptoms are something mild or serious. Chestpain may be a symptom of myocardial infarction .... Some people, especially those who are elderly or have diabetes, may not have typical chestpain ... pain Just like with a heart attack, not all chestpain is suffered because of a condition involving the heart . Chest wall pain can be experienced after an increase in activity. Persons who add exercise ... and cough. Shingles is another viral infection that can give symptoms of chest or rib pain before a rash develops. Injuries to the rib cage or sternum is also a common cause of chestpain. It is generally .... Retrieved on 2010 1 26 ref Symptoms include persistent cough, hemoptysis , and chestpain. Many ...About the anatomical term Refimprove date June 2008 Infobox Anatomy Name Chest Latin thorax GraySubject GrayPage Image Chest.jpg Caption Chest anatomy Image2 Surface projections of the organs of the trunk.png Caption2 Surface projections of the organs of the Torso trunk , with chest region seen stretching ... The chest lang el , lang la thorax is a part of the anatomy of humans and various other animals ... ref ref MeshName Thorax ref Chest anatomy humans and other hominids Prose date June 2008 In Hominidae hominid s, the chest is the region of the body between the neck and the abdomen , along with its ... , vertebral column spine , and shoulder girdle. Contents of the chest include the following organs heart lungs Thymus File Chest labeled.png thumb right 300px An X ray of a human chest area, with some ... s external structures nipple s mammary gland s The V of the chest is the area exposed by open necked ... more details
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diagnose the problem. For example, chestpain described as extreme heaviness may indicate myocardial infarction , while chestpain described as tearing may indicate aortic dissection . ref name ...About physical pain. For pain in the broader sense, see Suffering SignSymptom infobox Image Injured Bystrov.JPG Caption A sports player in pain. ICD10 R52 ICD9 ICD9 338 MedlinePlus 002164 DiseasesDB 9503 MeshID D010146 Pain is an unpleasant sensation psychology sensation often caused by intense or damaging ... pain mechanical, thermal and chemical and Neuropathic neuropathic pain . ref It motivates withdrawal ... B authorlink editor Winlow W, Holden AV others title The neurobiology of pain Symposium of the Northern ... ref Most pain resolves promptly once the painful stimulus is removed and the body has healed, but sometimes pain persists despite removal of the stimulus and apparent healing of the body and sometimes pain arises in the absence of any detectable stimulus, damage or disease. ref name Raj 2007 vcite ... of Chronic Pain edition publisher Nova Biomedical Books location year 2007 pages isbn 1 60021 044 9 oclc chapter Taxonomy and classification of pain chapterurl http books.google.com.au books?id ZG4Svh UL3UC&pg PA41&lpg PA41 accessdate ref Pain is the most common reason for physician consultation ... should be the core outcomes in chronic pain clinical trials? journal Arthritis Res. Ther. volume 6 ... SM, Rosseland LA, Romundstad L, Hals EK, Kvarstein G, Stubhaug A title Assessment of pain journal ... or war and distraction can significantly modulate pain s intensity or unpleasantness. ref name isbn1 ... and social pain accessdate ref ref name Melzack 1968 vcite book author Ronald Melzack Melzack R & Kenneth ... control determinants of chronic pain A new conceptual model chapterurl ref Classification In 1994, responding to the need for a more useful system for describing chronic pain, the International Association for the Study of Pain IASP classified pain according to specific characteristics 1 region ... more details
pp semi blp small yes pp move indef Infobox musical artist name T Pain image T Pain 2011.JPG image size caption T Pain at the E3 Gaming Expo, Los Angeles, CA on June 7, 2011 background solo singer birth ... is only for acts who T. Pain has worked with MULTIPLE times Akon , Tay Dizm , DJ Khaled , Lil ... who T Pain has worked with MULTIPLE times website URL t pain.net Faheem Rasheed Najm born September 30, 1985 , who goes by his stage name T Pain , is an United States American singer songwriter ... album, Rappa Ternt Sanga , was released in 2005. In 2007, T Pain released his second studio album Epiphany T Pain album Epiphany , which reached number one on the Billboard 200 Billboard 200 . His third studio album, Thr33 Ringz , was released in 2008. T Pain has earned two Grammy Award s alongside artists Kanye West and Jamie Foxx . T Pain is the founder of the record label Nappy Boy Entertainment , established in 2005. Throughout his career as a singer, T Pain has extensively used the Auto Tune ... name allmusic His stage name is short for Tallahassee Pain and was chosen because of the hardships ... cite web url http www.thesituation.co.uk us interviews 06 t pain t pain.html title T Pain ... cite web url http www.singeruniverse.com t pain123.htm title R&B Singer Writer T Pain Debuts With Two ... 12 29 work Singer Universe ref Career 2004 2006 Early career and Rappa Ternt Sanga T Pain joined the rap ... Up . Recording artist Akon heard the song and immediately signed T Pain to Konvict Muzik , his label. After being discovered, T Pain began singing instead of rapping. T Pain subsequently recorded ... last Kellman first Andy url http www.allmusic.com artist t pain p735861 biography title T Pain Biography ... , was released in October 2006 but failed to chart. 2007 2008 Epiphany File T pain at hot 97 summer jam 2007.jpg thumb left T Pain performing at the 2007 WQHT Hot 97 Summer Jam concert. In mid 2006, T Pain ... Records. The album, titled Epiphany T Pain album Epiphany , was released on June 5, 2007. The album ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name To the Pain Type studio Artist Nonpoint Cover To the Pain.jpg Released November 8, 2005 Recorded Between 2004 & 2005 Genre Alternative metal br Groove metal br Nu metal Length 73 11 Label Bieler Bros. Records Bieler Bros. Producer Andrew Goldman Last album Recoil album Recoil br 2004 This album To the Pain br 2005 Next album Live and Kicking Nonpoint album Live and Kicking br 2006 To the Pain is the fourth album released by the alternative metal band Nonpoint . It is their first release through independent label Bieler Bros. Records . The album debuted 147 on the Billboard 200 charts. As of January 31, 2007, To the Pain has sold 130,000 copies in the United States. ref IndieHQ, http indiehq.com 2007 01 31 independent sales chart 1 31 07 Independent Sales Chart 1 31 07 , Posted January 31, 2007. ref The album s two singles, Bullet with a Name and Alive and Kicking, are both used in the professional wrestling pro wrestling video game WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2007 . Track listing Bullet with a Name 3 26 There s Going to Be a War 3 02 The Wreckoning 3 44 Alive and Kicking 3 59 Explain Yourself. 3 38 Buscandome 4 15 To the Pain 5 43 r n d sh n 3 18 Explain Myself? 4 13 Skin 5 05 Code Red 4 02 Wrong Before 3 29 The Longest Beginning 3 16 The Shortest Ending 4 44 Track 31 Untitled 16 03 The final track is a hidden track , separated by sixteen 4 second blank untitled tracks . An untitled instrumental starts at 9 22 after silence. References reflist Nonpoint Category Nonpoint albums Category 2005 albums Category Bieler Bros. Records albums pt To the Pain ... more details
. These large diameter tubes however, contribute significantly to chest tube related pain. Even larger ... pain goes away after the chest tube is removed, however, chronic pain related to chest tube induced ... the pain issues. Clogging and chest tube occlusion issues have been a problem, including reports of life ...Interventions infobox Name PAGENAME Image Chest Drainage Device.PNG Caption The free end of the Chest Drainage Device is usually attached to an underwater seal, below the level of the chest. This allows the air or fluid to escape from the pleural space, and prevents anything returning to the chest. ICD10 ... thumb right Size of Chest Tube br Adult or Teen Male 28 32 French catheter scale Fr ... procedures chesttube.asp?p 7 ref A chest tube chest drain or tube thoracostomy in British medicine or intercostal drain is a flexible plastic tube that is inserted through the side of the chest into the pleural ... in the pleural space Contraindications Contraindications to chest tube placement include refractory ... V title Videos in clinical medicine. Chest tube insertion journal N. Engl. J. Med. volume 357 issue ... ref The free end of the tube is usually attached to an underwater seal, below the level of the chest ... to the chest. Alternatively, the tube can be attached to a flutter valve . This allows patients with pneumothorax ... medicine anatomy current ecp ecpst05e.html ref Chest tubes are usually inserted under local ... is made in the skin and a passage made through the skin and muscle into the chest. The tube is placed ... to the area. Once the drain is in place, a chest radiograph will be taken to check the location of the drain .... Chest tubes can also be placed using a trocar, which is a pointed metallic bar used to guide the tube through the chest wall. This method is less popular due to an increased risk of iatrogenic ... a needle over which the chest tube is then inserted has been described. Chest Drainage Canister A chest drainage canister device is typically used to drain chest tube contents air, blood, effusions ... more details
Infobox Disease Name Flail chest Image Pulmonary contusion.jpg Caption A chest radiograph of a flail chest associated with right sided pulmonary contusion and subcutaneous emphysema DiseasesDB 32227 ICD10 ... D005409 A flail chest is a life threatening medical condition that occurs when a segment of the Human ... wall chest wall . It occurs when multiple adjacent ribs are broken in multiple places, separating a segment, so a part of the chest wall moves independently. The number of ribs that must be broken ... places. ref name Keel07 cite journal author Keel M, Meier C title Chest injuries what is new? journal ... of the chest wall because of the ambient pressure in comparison to the pressure inside the lungs, it goes in while the rest of the chest is moving out, and vice versa. This so called paradoxical motion can increase the work and pain involved in breathing. Studies have found that up to half of people with flail chest die. Flail chest is invariably accompanied by pulmonary contusion , a bruise ... chest mechaincs.jpg thumb Diagrams depicting the paradoxical motion observed during respiration ... doi 10.4103 0972 9941.38912 url ref Causes Flail chest is a serious, life threatening chest injury ... thoracic trauma have a flail chest. ref name mancare This typically occurs when three or more adjacent ... and move independently of the rest of the chest wall. Flail chest can also occur when ribs are fractured ... break ribs at only one point for flail chest to occur a significant impact is required, breaking ... Chest publisher eMedicine date 2006 06 16 url http www.emedicine.com med topic2813.htm accessdate 2007 08 01 ref Treatment Treatment of the flail chest initially follows the principles of advanced trauma ... pulmonary barotrauma . Chest tube s as required. Adjustment of position to make the patient most comfortable and provide relief of pain. Aggressive pulmonary toilet Surgical fixation can help in significantly .... ref cite journal author Granetzny A title Surgical versus conservative treatment of flail chest. Evaluation ... more details
Wiktionary chestChest may refer to Things Chest , anatomical Chest furniture Places Chest Creek , a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, United States Chest Township, Pennsylvania disambiguation , name of two towns in Pennsylvania Other Chest journal , a scientific medical journal http www.chest.ac.uk CHEST , an academic licence negotiation service in the UK part of Eduserv See also lookfrom Chest disambig ca Pit de Brust Begriffskl rung es Chest fr Poitrine nl Boezem ja pl Chest ... more details
Community Chest may refer to any of the following The Community Chest of Hong Kong The Community Chest of Singapore Community Chest organization , a forerunner of the United Way of America Chance and Community Chest cards , an aspect of the game Monopoly and named after the American charity Community Chest, a French communication agency specialized in implementing brand presence in Second Life The Community Chest, an Australian rock band featuring toy keyboardist Adem K . disambig ... more details
Chest compression may refer to The prevention of the expansion of the chest , see Asphyxia Compressive asphyxia Compressive asphyxia A technique used during cardiopulmonary resuscitation or for the Heimlich maneuver Modified chest thrusts treatment of choking disambig ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2008 Wooden chest is a rigidity of the chest following the administration of high doses of opioid s during anaesthesia . DEFAULTSORT Wooden Chest Category Diseases and disorders Disease stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 A Kuwaiti chest is a large wooden chest, usually having been made in India , and covered in various brass studs and designs. It was primarily used by a captain of Arabian dhows for their personal possessions. DEFAULTSORT Kuwaiti Chest Category Chests India hist stub ... more details
The University Chest is a term used at the University of Oxford in connection with the financial aspects of the university and its administration. There has traditionally been an actual chest, an iron box that can be locked and used for storage. ref name morris Jan Morris , Oxford . Oxford University Press , 1987. ISBN 0 19 282065 6. Page 41. ref The current Chest was made in the 17th century and is officially called The Painted Chest . Today, the modern Chest is in practice the finance department of the university. The central administration is located in modern buildings in Wellington Square, Oxford Wellington Square . ref name morris See also An Oxford University Chest by John Betjeman 1938 . References reflist External links http www.admin.ox.ac.uk finance history A history of the University Chest Category Terminology of the University of Oxford Category History of the University of Oxford Category Economy of Oxford ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 A Desk on a chest is an antique Portable desk made up of two chests, the bottom one usually having drawers and the top one having a hinged desk surface which also serves as a side mounted lid. A Vargueno or Bargueno desk is a specific form of the Desk on a chest when it is mounted on a chest of drawers called a Taquillon . The Desk on a chest was popular during the Renaissance and to some extent during the Middle Ages , in much of Europe . It was also used by officers as a form of Campaign desk during much of the 18th and 19th centuries. When the top and bottom chests are permanently attached or built as one piece there is a desk form called a Fall front desk . It is supposed that the Fall front desk form gradually evolved from the Desk on a chest towards the end of the Renaissance. See also the list of desk forms and types . DEFAULTSORT Desk On Chest Category Desks ... more details
Infobox journal title Chest cover editor Richard S. Irwin discipline Pulmonology and cardiology peer reviewed language English language English abbreviation Chest publisher American College of Chest Physicians country United States frequency 12 year history 1935 present openaccess license impact 5.154 impact year 2008 website http www.chestjournal.org link1 http chestjournal.chestpubs.org content by year link1 name Archives link2 link2 name RSS atom JSTOR OCLC LCCN CODEN ISSN 0012 3692 eISSN 1931 3543 boxwidth Chest is a scientific journal scientific medical journal published by the American College of Chest Physicians on the subject of chest disease s and related issues pulmonology , cardiology , thoracic surgery , Organ transplant transplantation , breath ing, airway disease, emergency medicine , etc . . The 2008 impact factor is 5.154. The journal has a circulation of some 21,000 copies. Editor in chief is Richard S. Irwin . References http www.chestjournal.org misc about.shtml Chestjournal.org About Chest External links http www.chestjournal.org Journal homepage Category Pulmonology journals med journal stub es Chest revista ... more details
Orphan date June 2009 Deleted image removed Image MastermyrChest.jpg thumb 480px alt The M stermyr Chest as the Statens Historica Museum in Stockholm Photo Christer hlin SHE The M stermyr chest is a chest containing Viking era blacksmith ing and woodworking tools, found in Gotland . The chest also contains several products of such work, including elements of a lock device lock . The chest is made of oak with iron hinges and lock. It is rectangular with a curved lid and flat bottom. The bottom is joined to the ends via a mortise and through tenon. Pegs are used to attach the sides to the bottom and end pieces. The ends and sides are trapezoid and are slightly angled. The chest is on display at the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm. References Greta Arwidsson & G sta Berg, The M stermyr find a Viking Age tool chest from Gotland . Stockholm Kungl. Vitterhets historie och antikvitets akademien, 1983. ISBN 917402129X DEFAULTSORT Mastermyr chest Category Archaeological artefacts Category Archaeology of Sweden Europe archaeology stub ... more details
unreferenced date November 2010 The Chest of Oxford aka Chest of Courtrai, in English literature Courtrai Chest is an oak chest. The chest was discovered around 1909 in New College, Oxford . On the front of the chest are carved scenes of the Battle of the Golden Spurs and the Bruges Matins history Bruges Matins . The maker of the chest is unknown, although it is assumed that it was a Fleming, which, based upon all the details found on the scenes, has fought in the battle himself. The processed front measures 107 cm by 71 cm. Scenes gallery File Brugse metten.jpg center the Bruges Matins history Bruges Matins center File Kist van oxford 2.jpg arrival of Guy of Namur and William of J lich at Bruges center File Kist van oxford 3.jpg center siege of Wijnendale Castle center File Kist van oxford 4.jpg center line up of the town militias on the battlefield center File Goedendag on chest of Kortrijk.jpg center the Flemish line of battle during the Battle of the Golden Spurs center File Kist van oxford 5.jpg center the attack of a French garrison at Courtrai center File Kist van oxford 6.jpg center collect of the booty the golden spurs center gallery Category New College, Oxford Category Chests fr Coffre d Oxford nl Kist van Oxford ... more details
Image TeaChest.jpg thumb right 200px Tea chest A tea chest is a type of wooden case originally produced and used to ship tea to the United Kingdom . The conventional tea chest is a case with riveted metal edges, of approximate size 500x500x750 millimetres. The term is now used more widely to indicate similarly sized cases, including cardboard cases, produced for various home and commercial uses. tea stub See also Tea chest bass Crate Milk crate References references Category Food storage containers Category Tea ... more details
A medicine chest is a container or Cabinet furniture cabinet for storing medicine . All ship s governed by the regulation s of the International Maritime Organization IMO are required to have medical supplies and suitable storage for them such as refrigeration and lock device lock s. ref citation url http books.google.co.uk books?id ptVjyRs7AdsC chapter The ship s medicine chest title International medical guide for ships including the ship s medicine chest publisher World Health Organization ref References reflist Category Medicine ... more details
Interventions infobox Name Chest radiograph Image Pneumonia x ray.jpg Caption Image A A normal chest ... In medicine , a chest radiograph , commonly called a chest X ray CXR , is a Projectional radiography projection radiograph of the chest used to diagnose conditions affecting the chest, its contents, and nearby structures. Chest radiographs are among the most common films taken, being diagnostic of many conditions. Like all methods of radiography , chest radiography employs ionizing radiation in the form of X ray s to generate images of the chest. The typical radiation dose to an adult from a chest radiograph is around 0.06 mSv. ref name urlChest x ray vs. helical CT chest screening cite web url http hps.org publicinformation ate q2372.html title Chest x ray vs. helical CT chest screening ... by chest radiograph Pneumonia Pneumothorax Interstitial lung disease Congestive heart failure Fracture bone Bone fracture Hiatal hernia Chest radiographs are used to diagnose many conditions involving the chest wall, bones of the thorax , and structures contained within the thoracic cavity including ... diagnosed by chest radiograph. Chest radiographs are used to screen for job related lung disease ... chest radiography.html Using Digital Chest Images to Monitor the Health of Coal Miners and Other Workers . National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. ref For some conditions of the chest ... on chest radiography, additional imaging of the chest can be obtained to definitively diagnose the condition or to provide evidence in favor of the diagnosis suggested by initial chest radiography. Unless ... and other tissue structures, x ray of the chest is not necessary as it will not alter patient management. The main regions where a chest X ray may identify problems may be summarized as ABCDEF by their first ... Chest X ray interpretation 2002 ref A irways, including hilar adenopathy or enlargement B reast ... with prominent vascularity with or without pleural effusions Views File Chest labeled.png thumb 300px ... more details
unreferenced date January 2008 Image Antique chest.JPG thumb right Antique Wooden Chest Image 19th century chest.JPG thumb right Early 19th Century American pine blanket chest or sugar chest, painted to look like curly maple A chest also called coffer or kist is one of the oldest forms of furniture . It is typically a rectangular structure with four walls and a liftable lid, for storage. The interior space may be subdivided. The early uses of an antique furniture Antique chest or coffer included storage of fine cloth, weapon s, foods and valuable items. A cassone is a kind of carved or painted chest associated with late Medieval and Renaissance Italy . Cassones, also called cassone marriage chest s, were often used to carry the dowry goods in a marriage ceremony. In Medieval and early Renaissance times in Europe low chests were often used as benches while taller chests were used as side tables. By placing a chest on the side on any kind of rough table, the inner surface of its lid could be used as a proper writing surface while the interior could house writing implements and related materials, as was the case with the Bargueno desk of Spain. Many early Portable desk s were stacked chests, with the top one having its lid on the side, to serve as a writing surface when opened. In fantasy, fables, and games, treasure chest s are frequently used as a plot device to contain treasure such as gold or jewels. These are often a reward for a protagonist, or in some stories a form of MacGuffin , a literary device which exists solely to drive forward a plot. A toy chest is a type of chest that usually carries children s toy s, like dolls or building blocks. See also Chest of drawers , a piece of furniture often referred to as a chest. Hope chest Trunk luggage Trunk , a piece of luggage, similar to a chest External links Commons category Chests http www.arteso.com ARTESO , Reproductions of piece of furniture and arts of the Middle Ages. Category Chests furniture stub gn Karamegu ... more details
Barrel chest generally refers to a broad, deep chest found on a man. A man described as barrel chested will usually have a naturally large ribcage, very round torso, large lung capacity , and will potentially have lots of upper body strength. It can sometimes be a sign of acromegaly a syndrome resulting from excess levels of Growth Hormone in the body . Barrel chest also refers to an increase in the anterior posterior diameter of the chest wall resembling the shape of a barrel, most often associated with emphysema . There are two main causes of the barrel chest phenomena in emphysema Increased compliance of the lungs leads to the accumulation of air pockets inside the thoracic cavity. Increased compliance of the lungs increases the intrathoracic pressure. This increase in pressure allows the chest wall to naturally expand outward. ref name MayoClinic cite web url http www.mayoclinic.com health barrel chest AN00359 title Barrel chest What causes it? MayoClinic.com format work accessdate 2008 11 20 ref See also Barrel Respiratory examination Pectus carinatum References reflist medicine stub Category Respiratory system ... more details
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