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Diminished breath sounds

MedGen UID:
1054095
•Concept ID:
CN376513
•
Finding
Synonym: Decreased breath sounds
 
HPO: HP:4000214

Definition

A reduction in the intensity of the breath sound as ascertained by auscultation of the lung. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDiminished breath sounds

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Predictors of treatment with antibiotics and systemic corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care.
Salwan AA, Spigt M, Laue J, Melbye H
BMC Fam Pract 2015 Mar 24;16:40. doi: 10.1186/s12875-015-0256-3. PMID: 25887285Free PMC Article
Systematic review and validation of prediction rules for identifying children with serious infections in emergency departments and urgent-access primary care.
Thompson M, Van den Bruel A, Verbakel J, Lakhanpaul M, Haj-Hassan T, Stevens R, Moll H, Buntinx F, Berger M, Aertgeerts B, Oostenbrink R, Mant D
Health Technol Assess 2012;16(15):1-100. doi: 10.3310/hta16150. PMID: 22452986Free PMC Article
High yield criteria for obtaining non-trauma chest radiography in the adult emergency department population.
Rothrock SG, Green SM, Costanzo KA, Fanelli JM, Cruzen ES, Pagane JR
J Emerg Med 2002 Aug;23(2):117-24. doi: 10.1016/s0736-4679(02)00499-7. PMID: 12359278

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prehospital decompression of tension pneumothorax: Have we moved the needle?
Osterman J, Kay AB, Morris DS, Evertson S, Brunt T, Majercik S
Am J Surg 2022 Dec;224(6):1460-1463. Epub 2022 Sep 24 doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.09.014. PMID: 36210204
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnosis and Management.
Gentry S, Gentry B
Am Fam Physician 2017 Apr 1;95(7):433-441. PMID: 28409593
Laryngeal papilomatosis presenting with acute upper airway obstruction.
Yashua Alkali H, Amoah CB, Ibrahim M
Indian J Pediatr 2009 Jul;76(7):743-4. Epub 2009 Aug 20 doi: 10.1007/s12098-009-0165-3. PMID: 19693454
Predicting factors contributing to length of stay in hospitalized chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients: the role of the emergency room.
Díaz-Peromingo JA, Grandes-Ibáńez J, Fandińo-Orgeira JM, Barcala-Villamarín P, Garrido-Sanjuán JA
Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove) 2004;47(1):29-32. PMID: 15168878
Unilateral hypertransradiancy in a child with recurrent chest infections.
Singh HJ, Bedi RS
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 1995 Jan-Mar;37(1):27-9. PMID: 16892735

Diagnosis

Solitary fibrous tumour of mediastinum: an often asymptomatic neoplasm.
Sexton G, McLoughlin J, Burke L, Doddakula K
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Aug 13;14(8) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-241223. PMID: 34389586Free PMC Article
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnosis and Management.
Gentry S, Gentry B
Am Fam Physician 2017 Apr 1;95(7):433-441. PMID: 28409593
Traumatic Right Diaphragmatic Hernia; A Delayed Presentation.
Ain Atif QA, Khaliq T
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2016 Jul-Sep;28(3):625-626. PMID: 28712253
Cardiac sarcoma: unusual cause of intracardiac contrast filling defect.
Cleveland NJ, Beckmann M
West J Emerg Med 2014 Mar;15(2):123-4. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2013.12.20576. PMID: 24672594Free PMC Article
Laryngeal papilomatosis presenting with acute upper airway obstruction.
Yashua Alkali H, Amoah CB, Ibrahim M
Indian J Pediatr 2009 Jul;76(7):743-4. Epub 2009 Aug 20 doi: 10.1007/s12098-009-0165-3. PMID: 19693454

Therapy

A 16-Year-Old Boy With Cough and Fever in the Era of COVID-19.
Anderson KR, Villafranco N, Hatzenbuehler Cameron L, Schallert EK, Joshi-Patel A, Arrington A, Dean A
Pediatrics 2021 Jan;147(1) Epub 2020 Aug 12 doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-008235. PMID: 32788269
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnosis and Management.
Gentry S, Gentry B
Am Fam Physician 2017 Apr 1;95(7):433-441. PMID: 28409593
Accidental methadone intoxication masquerading as asthma exacerbation with respiratory arrest in a six-year-old boy.
Swenson O
Del Med J 2015 May;87(5):147-9. PMID: 26058121
Primary amyloidosis presenting with massive generalized lymphadenopathy.
Kutlay S, Hasan T, Keven K, Nergizoglu G, Ates K, Karatan O
Leuk Lymphoma 2002 Jul;43(7):1501-3. doi: 10.1080/1042819022386662. PMID: 12389637
Pneumomediastinum in newborns induced by the Elder CPR/demand valve during resuscitation.
Matsubara K, Nigami H, Harigaya H, Baba K
Acta Paediatr Jpn 1997 Feb;39(1):88-91. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1997.tb03563.x. PMID: 9124062

Prognosis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnosis and Management.
Gentry S, Gentry B
Am Fam Physician 2017 Apr 1;95(7):433-441. PMID: 28409593
Laryngeal papilomatosis presenting with acute upper airway obstruction.
Yashua Alkali H, Amoah CB, Ibrahim M
Indian J Pediatr 2009 Jul;76(7):743-4. Epub 2009 Aug 20 doi: 10.1007/s12098-009-0165-3. PMID: 19693454
Predicting factors contributing to length of stay in hospitalized chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients: the role of the emergency room.
Díaz-Peromingo JA, Grandes-Ibáńez J, Fandińo-Orgeira JM, Barcala-Villamarín P, Garrido-Sanjuán JA
Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove) 2004;47(1):29-32. PMID: 15168878
Primary amyloidosis presenting with massive generalized lymphadenopathy.
Kutlay S, Hasan T, Keven K, Nergizoglu G, Ates K, Karatan O
Leuk Lymphoma 2002 Jul;43(7):1501-3. doi: 10.1080/1042819022386662. PMID: 12389637
Unilateral hypertransradiancy in a child with recurrent chest infections.
Singh HJ, Bedi RS
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 1995 Jan-Mar;37(1):27-9. PMID: 16892735

Clinical prediction guides

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnosis and Management.
Gentry S, Gentry B
Am Fam Physician 2017 Apr 1;95(7):433-441. PMID: 28409593
Accidental methadone intoxication masquerading as asthma exacerbation with respiratory arrest in a six-year-old boy.
Swenson O
Del Med J 2015 May;87(5):147-9. PMID: 26058121
Systematic review and validation of prediction rules for identifying children with serious infections in emergency departments and urgent-access primary care.
Thompson M, Van den Bruel A, Verbakel J, Lakhanpaul M, Haj-Hassan T, Stevens R, Moll H, Buntinx F, Berger M, Aertgeerts B, Oostenbrink R, Mant D
Health Technol Assess 2012;16(15):1-100. doi: 10.3310/hta16150. PMID: 22452986Free PMC Article
Laryngeal papilomatosis presenting with acute upper airway obstruction.
Yashua Alkali H, Amoah CB, Ibrahim M
Indian J Pediatr 2009 Jul;76(7):743-4. Epub 2009 Aug 20 doi: 10.1007/s12098-009-0165-3. PMID: 19693454
Predicting factors contributing to length of stay in hospitalized chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients: the role of the emergency room.
Díaz-Peromingo JA, Grandes-Ibáńez J, Fandińo-Orgeira JM, Barcala-Villamarín P, Garrido-Sanjuán JA
Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove) 2004;47(1):29-32. PMID: 15168878

Recent systematic reviews

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the accuracy of clinical indicators for ineffective airway clearance.
de Sousa VE, Lopes MV, da Silva VM
J Adv Nurs 2015 Mar;71(3):498-513. Epub 2014 Aug 28 doi: 10.1111/jan.12518. PMID: 25169072
Systematic review and validation of prediction rules for identifying children with serious infections in emergency departments and urgent-access primary care.
Thompson M, Van den Bruel A, Verbakel J, Lakhanpaul M, Haj-Hassan T, Stevens R, Moll H, Buntinx F, Berger M, Aertgeerts B, Oostenbrink R, Mant D
Health Technol Assess 2012;16(15):1-100. doi: 10.3310/hta16150. PMID: 22452986Free PMC Article

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