Wheeze - Polyphonic | Auscultation #146 | Lesson with Audio

patient thorax when auscultating by stethoscope

patient position during auscultation
The patient was sitting during auscultation.

Description

Polyphonic wheezes are loud, musical and continuous. These breath sounds occur in expiration and inspiration and are heard over anterior, posterior and lateral chest walls. These sounds are associated with COPD and more severe asthma.

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