Crepitus
Crepitus: Introduction
Crepitus: A grinding sound made by the movement of 2 rough surfaces of bone over one another.
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Causes of Crepitus:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Crepitus.
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Crepitus: Symptom Checker
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Crepitus: Comorbid Symptoms
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Crepitus
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Misdiagnosis and Crepitus
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- CREPITUS
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- CREPITUS
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of Crepitus:
Crepitus: Avoid the misspelling/mispronunciation crepitance. (1) SYN: crepitation. (2) Obsolete usage for noisy discharge of gas from the intestine. [L. fr. crepo, to rattle]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Detailed list of causes of Crepitus
The list below shows some of the causes of Crepitus mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Crepitus
How Common are these Causes of Crepitus?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Crepitus.
Of the 19
causes of Crepitus that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 1
causes are "very common" diseases
- 3
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 5
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 16
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Crepitus
Conditions listing symptoms: Crepitus:
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have 'Crepitus' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
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Classifications of Crepitus:
Medical Conditions associated with Crepitus:
Bone symptoms (2597 causes), Body symptoms (4926 causes), Joint symptoms (1057 causes), Skeletal symptoms (3805 causes), Movement symptoms (6004 causes), Soft tissue symptoms (51 causes), Trauma-related symptoms (431 causes), Brain symptoms (2165 causes), Neurological symptoms (9194 causes), Muscle symptoms (6876 causes), Nerve symptoms (8848 causes), Head symptoms (9526 causes)
Symptoms related to Crepitus:
Grinding symptoms, Bone symptoms (2597 causes), Bone pain (221 causes), Joint pain (663 causes), Osteoarthritis (9 causes), Fracture, Interstitial lung disease, Rales (13 causes), Respiratory auscultation
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