Adventitious breath sounds are abnormal sounds resulting from unusual airflow through the lungs. They can be due to conditions, such as asthma or bronchitis. Anything that changes the normal airflow ...

Coughs from different illnesses have specific sounds that can help make a diagnosis. Learn about the sounds of a bronchitis cough. Share on Pinterest arto_canon/Getty Images When a healthcare ...

A 62-year-old man with a history of dilated cardiomyopathy and a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 30% presents to the emergency department with complaints of shortness of breath and weight ...

As part of a comprehensive lung exam, a doctor may try to listen for various sounds by tapping your back and chest with their hand, which is a test called percussion. If the percussion produces a drum ...

Ken came to the Emergency Department (ED) complaining of shortness of breath. He had a long-standing history of asthma and felt that he was having a flare-up. He told the triage nurse that he always ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Wheeze, crackles and rhonchi can be detected by an AI algorithm in the TytoCare device. The TytoCare device is ...