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Likewise, physical exam findings such as altered breath sounds heard in the affected lung fields may also be suggestive of aspiration pneumonia. [6] Some cases of aspiration pneumonia are caused by aspiration of food particles or other particulate substances like pill fragments; these can be diagnosed by pathologists on lung biopsy specimens. [20]
Bronchophony may be caused by a solidification of lung tissue around the bronchi – which may indicate lung cancer – or by fluid in the alveoli, which may indicate pneumonia. However, it may also have benign causes, such as wide bronchi. As such, it is usually an indication for further investigation rather than the main basis of a diagnosis.
Respiratory sounds, also known as lung sounds or breath sounds, are the specific sounds generated by the movement of air through the respiratory system. [1] These may be easily audible or identified through auscultation of the respiratory system through the lung fields with a stethoscope as well as from the spectral characteristics of lung sounds. [2]
Walking pneumonia is joining whooping cough and RSV on the list of lung infections making children sick this fall. (Imgorthand/E+/Getty Images)
In 2016, the European Respiratory Society reported on a study of various physicians listening to audiovisual recordings of auscultation findings and interobserver variation was analyzed. [11] The study found that broad descriptions agreed better than detailed descriptions.
Egophony (British English, aegophony) is an increased resonance of voice sounds [1] heard when auscultating the lungs, often caused by lung consolidation and fibrosis.It is due to enhanced transmission of high-frequency sound across fluid, such as in abnormal lung tissue, with lower frequencies filtered out.
On Oct. 18, the CDC cautioned that rates of walking pneumonia have been rising, particularly among preschool-age children. Cases have increased among all age groups since March, CDC statistics ...
The CDC said Mycoplasma cases seem to have peaked in mid-August but remain high. According to the Cleveland Clinic , walking pneumonia is a typically mild lung infection or mild form of pneumonia ...