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Wheeze - Expiratory Auscultation Lesson with Recordings

Virtual Auscultation

patient torso with stethoscope chestpiece

patient position during auscultation
The patient's position is sitting.

Lesson

Wheezes are adventitious lung sounds that are continuous with a musical quality. Wheezes can be high or low-pitched. High-pitched wheezes may have an auscultation sound similar to squeaking. Lower-pitched wheezes have a snoring or moaning quality. The proportion of the respiratory cycle occupied by the wheeze roughly corresponds to the degree of airway obstruction. Wheezes are caused by narrowing of the airways.
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? v:3 | onAr:0 | onPs:2 | tLb:3 | tLbJs:0
isPageNeedsInvoke:False | isTc: False | cc:
isHome:False | uStat: False | db:0 | pu:False | jsNext:False | pv:1 | refreshTime: 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM || now: 3/19/2024 11:50:40 AM



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