Note the location and phase of respiration of these abnormal breath sounds. The presence of crackles at the end of the inspiratory phase or diminished breath sounds may be indicative of pneumonia.

A new study in Engineering details the development of a wearable stethoscope with a Lung–Sound–Monitoring–Patch (LSMP). It ...

Specific sounds have different meanings, and they assess whether abnormal sounds are present. Heart sounds are the noises made when heart valves close as blood moves through the heart. S1 and S2 ...

Medically we assess breathing by measuring saturation, auscultation of chest for abnormal breath sounds, further testing based on clinical history and examination, Dr. Suhas explained. One simple ...