Lung sound, also termed respiratory sound, can be categorized into two types according to the health condition: (1) normal lung sound, which refers to the sounds generated by the airflow passing through the healthy respiratory system [32]; (2) abnormal lung sound, which is generally caused b...
The steam and bubbles generated efficiently vaporize the organism, facilitating easy inhalation. It has recently been recommended that physicians maintain a high index of suspicion for hot tub lung and include questions about hot tub use in their routine review of symptoms in patients with respiratory...
Grotberg: Two important organs being monitored are the heart and the lungs. For the lungs, typically the patient is asked to breathe in and out deeply. There are normal sounds of air movement, but also there can be abnormal sounds, like wheezes during expiration (breathing out) and crackles...
So it sounds like in this case it was straightforward that he had pneumonitis. I’m curious how often you run into this situation, specifically with lung cancer, when you’re really not sure. You’ve got a patient with prior lung disease, maybe cardiac disease. You have tumor in the ...
Unfortunately though, bubbles don’t last forever and Jody’s has popped. This November was a rough month for us. One of our daughters caught a cold and was also diagnosed with strep throat. She missed four days of school because of on-going fevers. Jody and I both caught her cold (...