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Whispered pectoriloquy refers to an increased loudness of whispering noted during auscultation with a stethoscope on the lung fields on a patient's torso. [1]Usually spoken sounds of a whispered volume by the patient would not be heard by the clinician auscultating a lung field with a stethoscope.
[15] [16] An area of thinner musculature on the back where sounds may be more audible is called the triangle of auscultation. [17] During auscultation, deep breaths are taken through the mouth and abnormal sounds listened for. [18] [19] Abnormal sounds include: Wheezes, describing a continuous musical sound on expiration or inspiration. A ...
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.
Walking pneumonia is joining whooping cough and RSV on the list of lung infections making children sick this fall. (Imgorthand/E+/Getty Images)
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.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases of walking pneumonia have risen in 2024, especially among children. Walking pneumonia is a mild lung infection caused by bacteria ...
It is the most common bacterial pneumonia found in adults, the most common type of community-acquired pneumonia, and one of the common types of pneumococcal infection. The estimated number of Americans with pneumococcal pneumonia is 900,000 annually, with almost 400,000 cases hospitalized and fatalities accounting for 5-7% of these cases. [2]
Doctors have long urged people ages 50 and older to get a shot to protect against bacterial pneumonia. ... an independent group of advisers to the CDC voted 14 to 1 to lower the age for routine ...