An X-ray can also rule out other lung problems or heart failure. Honestly, I don't think I would have known if the sounds were reduced bilaterally since I could hear something on the reduced side, just not as loud. A chest X-ray can show emphysema, one of the main causes of COPD. When I placed my stethoscope on the left side, however, the breath sounds were MUCH louder. A hoarse crackling sound synchronous with systole, heard over the pericardium in the presence of mediastinal emphysema. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation that is often progressive and not fully reversible. When I listened on that side, I could hear breath sounds. This article presents the implementation of a computerized lung sound (LS) based method to classify asthma and COPD cases. I had a 2 year old boy with pneumonia and right pleural effusion - basically, a big wad of gunk in his right lower lobe. At one of my nursing school clinicals, I had an experience with diminished lung sounds and it was very obvious, but only when I listened on both sides. Atypical breath sounds can indicate a lung health issue, such as an. I am a new RN - I start my first job in 2 weeks. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a group of lung diseases that can affect your breathing and airflow. Can someone explain to me what diminished lungs are and what is the significance of this? Everyone I ask either doesn't know or they just say it means you don't hear the usual clear swooshing in and out (probably not a good way to put it).

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