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Mucus plug may refer to:

  • plugging of the bronchioles by mucus
  • Cervical mucus plug


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Mucus plug

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Mucus plug may refer to: plugging of the bronchioles by mucus Cervical mucus plug This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mucus...

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Cervical mucus plug

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cervical mucus plug (operculum) is a plug that fills and seals the cervical canal during pregnancy. It is formed by a small amount of cervical mucus that...

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Cervix

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thick mucus from the effects of progesterone. Thick mucus also prevents pathogens from interfering with a nascent pregnancy. A cervical mucus plug, called...

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Bloody show

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to blood mixed with vaginal mucus from the displaced mucus plug. The mucus plug is a blockage of the cervix made up of mucus which acts as a physical barrier...

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Operculum

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may cover an erupting or partially erupted molar Cervical mucus plug, the cervical mucus plug that blocks the cervix of the uterus after conception Operculum...

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Cervical effacement

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closed and protected by a plug of mucus. Effacement is accompanied by cervical dilation. When the cervix effaces, the mucus plug is loosened and passes out...

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Atelectasis

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bronchiole or bronchus, which can be within the airway (foreign body, mucus plug), from the wall (tumor, usually squamous cell carcinoma) or compressing...

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Cervical dilation

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plug of mucus to prevent bacteria from entering the uterus. During dilation, this plug is loosened. It may come out as one piece, or as thick mucus discharge...

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Childbirth

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begins when the "mucus plug", a thick plug of mucus that blocks the opening to the uterus, is pushed out into the vagina. The mucus plug may become dislodged...

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Hysterosalpingography

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flushing action of the contrast into the uterus that causes dislodgement of mucus plug, debris, or opening of mild adhesions in the fallopian tubes. HSG is contraindicated...

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Respiratory syncytial virus

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viral bronchiolitis. A possible mechanism is reduced airway edema and mucus plugging to decrease airway obstruction. Heliox, a mixture of oxygen with helium...

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Salivary duct stricture

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narrow due to fibrosis, and others to dilate. Saliva stagnates and forms a mucus plug behind the stricture during sleep when the salivary output of the parotid...

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Bronchitis

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short, softer mucus plugs seen in some people with asthma. However, some people with asthma have larger, firmer, and more complex plugs. These differ...

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Submucosal glands

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"Increased mast cells and neutrophils in submucosal mucous glands and mucus plugging in patients with asthma". Thorax. 57: 677–682. doi:10.1136/thorax.57...

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Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

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Otitis Media (PSOM), also known as glue ear, consists of a highly viscous mucus plug that fills the dog's middle ear and may cause the tympanic membrane to...

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Sinusitis

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line the sinuses resulting in symptoms that may include thick nasal mucus, a plugged nose, and facial pain. Sinusitis usually occurs in individuals with...

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Inhalation

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airway, as in e.g. congenital lobar emphysema, bronchial atresia and mucus plugs in asthma. Yogis such as B. K. S. Iyengar advocate both inhaling and...

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Heat and moisture exchanger

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prevent complications due to "drying of the respiratory mucosa, such as mucus plugging and endotracheal tube (ETT) occlusion." HMEs are one type of commercial...

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Meconium

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Meconium ileus should be distinguished from meconium plug syndrome, in which a tenacious mass of mucus prevents the meconium from passing and there is no...

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Pneumomediastinum

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include holding the breath or respiratory obstructions such as cysts, mucus plugs, or scar tissue. In rare cases, pneumomediastinum may also arise as a...

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Bronchiectasis

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the airways of the lung. Symptoms typically include a chronic cough with mucus production. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, coughing up blood...

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Prelabor rupture of membranes

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an abnormal connection between the bladder and the vagina Loss of the mucus plug Women who have had PROM are more likely to experience it in future pregnancies...

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Gapeworm

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hemorrhagic tracheitis and bronchitis, forming large quantities of mucus, plugging the air passages and, in severe cases, causing asphyxiation. Pheasants...

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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

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bronchiectasis, in particular thick sputum production (often containing brown mucus plugs), as well as symptoms mirroring recurrent infection such as pleuritic...

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Mediastinal shift

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etiologies, including post-operative atelectasis, surfactant deficiency, mucus plugging, and foreign body aspiration. Notably, post-operative atelectasis is...

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Asthma trigger

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attack is characterized by an obstruction of the airway, hypersecretion of mucus and bronchoconstriction due to the contraction of smooth muscles around...

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