When you go for a sick visit or your annual checkup at your doctor's office, they will likely listen to your chest through a stethoscope. Part of what they're listening for is the sounds your lungs ...

Make sure that the listening area is quiet, and importantly, do not listen through the patient's clothing. Warm your stethoscope either by carrying it in your pants pocket or by vigorously rubbing it.

BOSTON — Wheeze, stridor and cough are among the most common sounds made by children with respiratory conditions, but they are often misidentified, especially in the emergency department, according to ...

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) has released clinical practice guidelines on diagnosing persistent wheeze in infants, according to a document published online and in the August 1 issue of the ...

In this issue of the PCRJ, Cano-Garcinuño and colleagues present results from a review of medical records of preschool children from 29 primary care health centres in northern Spain. 7 If the primary ...