Abnormal Breathing Sounds
Health Encyclopedia: Breath Sounds
Lung sounds; Breathing sounds
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Contact your health care provider if you have wheezing or other abnormal breathing sounds.
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Drug-induced pulmonary disease
...Bloody sputum Fever Note: Symptoms may be varied. Signs and tests Abnormal breath sounds revealed by a physical examination with a stethoscope Chest x-ray ... Read more »Breath sounds
Breath sounds are the noises produced by the structures of the lungs during breathing. Alternative Names Lung sounds; Breathing sounds Considerations The... Read more »Breathing sounds: abnormal (stridor)
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