Chest auscultation has long been considered a useful part of the physical examination, going back to the time of Hippocrates. However, it did not become a widespread practice until the invention of ...

When a doctor puts a stethoscope on a patient's chest, he or she usually asks the patient to breathe in deeply and breathe out slowly. This is quite common when a patient has a cold or serious cough: ...

Bronchial breath sounds are different noises your doctor can hear when listening to your breathing. Atypical sounds can indicate an underlying condition. Bronchial breath sounds, or lung sounds, are ...

I was taught that good contact between the chest and stethoscope is essential for accurate auscultation—even to the point of wetting the chest in some particularly hirsute men. These days, I see ...

Many patients diagnosed with Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) experience shortness of breath, leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome. Doctors use stethoscope to listen to chest sounds such as ...

The company received the approval for its AI-backed Tyto Lung Sounds Analyzer, which gives health care clinicians vital clinical data necessary for them to monitor, diagnose and treat patients.

As part of a comprehensive lung exam, a doctor may try to listen for various sounds by tapping your back and chest with their hand, which is a test called percussion. If the percussion produces a drum ...