Rales and rhonchi are two types of lung sounds a health professional can hear in a stethoscope.

Are you familiar with the sounds your lungs can make and what they might indicate? Learn about wheezing, crackling, stridor, and their meanings.

Lung sounds occur as a person breathes in and out. Learn more about the different sounds lungs can make and when someone should contact a doctor.

Pneumonia is a lung infection and/or inflammation of the air sacs of one or both lungs. Bacteria, viruses, and fungi can ...

Computer-assisted techniques allow detailed analysis of the acoustic and physiological aspects of lung sounds. This short review of classic lung sounds includes both audio clips and interpretations ...

COPD lung sounds, like wheezing and crackling, can give clues about the state of your airways and help determine whether your treatment is working.

To understand which clinical criteria physicians use to diagnose pneumonia compared to bronchitis and upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). The presence of abnormal breath sounds and a ...

Lung examination demonstrates bibasilar rales. He begins intravenous furosemide and is admitted to the hospital for additional therapy. A routine ECG is obtained. Figure 1.