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wheeze
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diagnosis of respiratory sounds
- In diagnosis: Auscultation
Wheezes, musical sounds heard mostly during expiration, are caused by rapid airflow through a partially obstructed airway, as in asthma or bronchitis. Pleural rubs sound like creaking leather and are caused by pleural surfaces roughened by inflammation moving against each other, which occurs in patients…
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symptoms of respiratory disease
- In respiratory disease: Signs and symptoms
A wheeziness in the chest may be heard. This is caused by narrowing of the airways, such as occurs in asthma. Some diseases of the lung are associated with the swelling of the fingertips (and, rarely, of the toes) called “clubbing.” Clubbing may be a feature…
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