ampliation symétrique

English translation: symmetrical chest expansion

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French term or phrase:ampliation symétrique
English translation:symmetrical chest expansion
Entered by: elizabeth_med

08:30 Mar 10, 2020
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Medical - Medical (general) / Physical exam notes
French term or phrase: ampliation symétrique
I am used to seeing "symmetrical breathing sounds" and I know that "BRN" is "normal breathing sounds", but what is this "ampliation" here? Symmetrical or equal breathing?

"Pulm :
BRN symétriques, ampliation symétrique.
Pas de bruits adventices."
elizabeth_med
France
Local time: 16:08
symmetrical chest expansion
Explanation:
Seems you can have both symmetrical and asymmetrical chest expansion.
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Emily Gilby
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Local time: 15:08
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symmetrical chest expansion


Explanation:
Seems you can have both symmetrical and asymmetrical chest expansion.


    https://www.wordreference.com/fren/ampliation
    Reference: http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/medicine/pulmonar/pd/...
Emily Gilby
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