[Physical examination of the lungs]
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[Physical examination of the lungs]
[Article in
German]
MMW Fortschr Med.
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Abstract
The four classic techniques of a lung examination include inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation. The appearance, pain location, type of percussion sound as well as the typical sounds noted during auscultation are indications of different diseases, for example, bronchial asthma, pulmonary emphysema, pleural effusion and pneumonia.
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[Normal breathing or moist rattle sound?].MMW Fortschr Med. 2007 Nov 1;149(44):10. MMW Fortschr Med. 2007. PMID: 18080366 German. No abstract available.
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