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Streptococcal Infection
In patients with empyema or pleural effusion, decreased breath sounds and dullness on percussion are observed.[emedicine.medscape.com]
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Pharyngitis
There may be signs of chest retraction and on auscultation of the chest there may be decreased breath sounds, wheezing, or prolonged inspiration or expiration.[emedmd.com]
This may progress to inspiratory stridor and labored breathing.[emedmd.com]
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Acute Bronchitis
Upon physical examination, decreased breath sounds, wheezing, rhonchi and prolonged expiration will be evident.[physio-pedia.com]
Diagnosis [ edit ] Mild peri hilar cuffing as seen in viral bronchitis A physical examination will often reveal decreased intensity of breath sounds, wheezing, rhonchi , and[en.wikipedia.org]
Symptoms include a frequent cough that produces mucus, fatigue, fever, and a wheezing sound when breathing.[my.clevelandclinic.org]
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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
A physical examination may reveal a barrel-shaped chest, wheezing, or decreased breath sounds.[medlineplus.gov]
breath sounds.[ufhealth.org]
Hyperinflation results in barrel chest, increased percussion note, decreased breath sound intensity (see breath sound assessment video, below), and distant heart sounds.[emedicine.medscape.com]
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Pleural Effusion
Patient was in mild distress and had decreased breath sounds over right lung fields about halfway up with dullness to percussion.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The physician will listen to the chest with a stethoscope for signs of decreased breath sounds or a pleural friction rub--the sound of pleura rubbing together during respiration[blausen.com]
breath sounds Decreased Vocal resonance Bronchial breathing or aegophony (bleating vocal resonance) over top of effusion, due to lung compression Differential diagnosis of[oxfordmedicaleducation.com]
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Campylobacter Jejuni
A decrease in breath sounds in the right lung field, leukocytosis, elevated CRP level, and a right massive pleural effusion were observed.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
A 73-year-old female hemodialysis patient experienced fever, shortness of breath on effort, and chest discomfort.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Examination revealed oral thrush, decreased breath sounds and crackles on the right lower lung base.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Chylothorax
breath sounds Shifting dullness 11. Congenital Chylothorax-Fluid initially clear but turns turbid with milk feeding 12. The effusion may be unilateral, either right[de.slideshare.net]
breath sounds at both lung bases.[baillement.com]
At the chest physical examination, dullness to percussion with decreased breath sound over the right lung base was noted.[f1000research.com]
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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
On physical exam, there is decreased breath sounds on pulmonary auscultation and spider nevi.[step2.medbullets.com]
Evaluation revealed a 15 pack-yr history of cigarette smoking, decreased breath sounds at the lung bases bilaterally, a room air oxygen saturation of 95%, and digital clubbing[anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org]
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Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia
Cyanosis (with acute illness) Dullness on percussion (with consolidation) Crackles Decreased breath sounds Intercostal retractions (children) Diagnostic Test Results-Laboratory[quizlet.com]
Assessment-Physical Findings Low-grade, intermittent fever Tachypnea Cough, nonproductive or productive, with scant amounts of white or clear sputum Accessory muscle use for breathing[quizlet.com]