When you go for a sick visit or your annual checkup at your doctor's office, they will likely listen to your chest through a stethoscope. Part of what they're listening for is the sounds your lungs ...

Make sure that the listening area is quiet, and importantly, do not listen through the patient's clothing. Warm your stethoscope either by carrying it in your pants pocket or by vigorously rubbing it.

Chest auscultation has long been considered a useful part of the physical examination, going back to the time of Hippocrates. However, it did not become a widespread practice until the invention of ...

Wheezing is associated with conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, pneumonia, emphysema and interstitial fibrosis. Since this list of conditions is rather long, ...

Among birth cohort children with some degree wheeze and atopy, 6 phenotypes were identified based on frequency, persistence, and onset of symptoms. Researchers have identified a predominance of ...