Funnel Chest: (
pectus excavatum)
Funnel chest is a
depression or hollow caused when the
breastbone, the bone in the middle of the ribcage, is pushed abnormally inward. It is either
congenital (present at
birth) or it develops within months of
birth.
Full article >>>Funnel chest
Call your health care provider if:
Trouble
breathing develops
You notice decreased
exercise tolerance
Chest pain develops
Redness,
swelling, or discharge from the area is noticed ...
Full article >>>Whatever the cause, a narrowed
mitral valve limits
blood flow in the same way a narrow
funnel spout limits the flow of fluid through a
funnel. In
mitral valve stenosis,
blood has a difficult time flowing from the
left atrium to the
left ventricle.
Full article >>>Bile from the
liver is
funneled into the
gallbladder by way of the cystic
duct. Between meals, the
gallbladder stores a large amount of
bile. To do this, it must absorb much of the water and
electrolytes from the
bile.
Full article >>>It is shaped somewhat like a
funnel, and it works like one in that it catches the sound waves and directs them into the narrow passageway of the ear canal. The surface of this canal is covered by a thin layer of
skin attached over bone.
Full article >>>Pectus excavatum: Caved-in or
funnel chest. The Latin "pectus" means "chest." The chest is excavated. It looks as if it has been dug out, hollowed out.
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Full article >>>Information provided (reviewed) by Martha
Funnell, MS, RN, CDE, Michigan
Diabetes Research and Training Center, October, 2002.
Developed by McKesson Clinical Reference Systems.
Published by McKesson Clinical Reference Systems.
Full article >>>A
hand-held instrument with a tiny light and a
funnel-shaped attachment called an ear
speculum, which is used to examine the ear canal and
eardrum.
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Full article >>>Funnel chest (
pectus excavatum ) or pigeon
breast (
pectus carinatum )
ScoliosisVisual difficulties
Flat feetLearning
disability/
school problems
Thin, narrow face
Micrognathia (small lower
jaw)
Coloboma of
irisHypotonia ...
Full article >>>The area at the center of the
kidney.
Urine collects here and is
funneled into the
ureter, the tube that connects the
kidney to the
bladder.
renal tubular acidosis (REE-nal TOO-bu-lar as-ih-DO-sis) ...
Full article >>>There is a characteristic
breastbone (
sternum) deformity with a
funnel chest (
pectus excavatum) below and a pigeon chest (
pectus carinatum) above. Most males are born with
undescended testicles, which may require
surgery.
Full article >>>This
cancer looks different under the microscope than
renal cell carcinoma, and it usually begins in the
renal pelvis (the
funnel-shaped area that connects the
ureter to the main portion of the
kidney).
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