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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
Do basic auscultation skills need to be resuscitated? A new strategy for improving competency among nursing students.
Goldsworthy S, Gomes P, Coimbra M, Patterson JD, Langille J, Perez G, Fasken L
Nurse Educ Today 2021 Feb;97:104722. Epub 2020 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104722. PMID: 33341062
Clinical and surgical aspects of congenital lobar over-inflation: a single center retrospective study.
Abdel-Bary M, Abdel-Naser M, Okasha A, Zaki M, Abdel-Baseer K
J Cardiothorac Surg 2020 May 19;15(1):102. doi: 10.1186/s13019-020-01145-8. PMID: 32429981Free 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
Asystole during laryngoscopy of a patient with pleural and pericardial effusions: a case report.
Geisz-Everson MA, Wren K, Kennedy L
AANA J 2008 Feb;76(1):25-7. PMID: 18323316

Diagnosis

13-Year-Old Female With New Onset Multifocal Pulmonary Ground-Glass Opacities.
Janysek D, Joginpalli S, Thanawala M, Dutta A, Silva-Carmona M, Pereira M
Pediatrics 2023 Nov 1;152(5) doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-061486. PMID: 37850254
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
Isolated unilateral pulmonary vein atresia with hemoptysis in a child: A case report and literature review.
Tang C, Duan H, Zhou K, Hua Y, Liu X, Li Y, Wang C
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Aug;97(34):e11882. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000011882. PMID: 30142786Free 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
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

Therapy

Do basic auscultation skills need to be resuscitated? A new strategy for improving competency among nursing students.
Goldsworthy S, Gomes P, Coimbra M, Patterson JD, Langille J, Perez G, Fasken L
Nurse Educ Today 2021 Feb;97:104722. Epub 2020 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104722. PMID: 33341062
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
Asystole during laryngoscopy of a patient with pleural and pericardial effusions: a case report.
Geisz-Everson MA, Wren K, Kennedy L
AANA J 2008 Feb;76(1):25-7. PMID: 18323316
Aspiration following a cave-in.
Wales J, Jackimczyk K, Rosen P
Ann Emerg Med 1983 Feb;12(2):99-101. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(83)80383-7. PMID: 6337533

Prognosis

Confidence and use of physical examination and point-of-care ultrasonography for detection of abdominal or pleural free fluid. A cross-sectional survey.
Leidi A, Saudan A, Soret G, Rouyer F, Marti C, Stirnemann J, Reny JL, Grosgurin O
Intern Emerg Med 2022 Jan;17(1):113-122. Epub 2021 Jun 20 doi: 10.1007/s11739-021-02781-1. PMID: 34148178Free PMC Article
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
Clinical and surgical aspects of congenital lobar over-inflation: a single center retrospective study.
Abdel-Bary M, Abdel-Naser M, Okasha A, Zaki M, Abdel-Baseer K
J Cardiothorac Surg 2020 May 19;15(1):102. doi: 10.1186/s13019-020-01145-8. PMID: 32429981Free 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
Clinical indicators of ineffective airway clearance in children with acute respiratory infection.
Pascoal LM, Lopes MV, da Silva VM, Beltrão BA, Chaves DB, Herdman TH, Lira AL, Teixeira IX, Costa AG
J Child Health Care 2016 Sep;20(3):324-32. Epub 2015 Aug 26 doi: 10.1177/1367493515598648. PMID: 26311487

Clinical prediction guides

Confidence and use of physical examination and point-of-care ultrasonography for detection of abdominal or pleural free fluid. A cross-sectional survey.
Leidi A, Saudan A, Soret G, Rouyer F, Marti C, Stirnemann J, Reny JL, Grosgurin O
Intern Emerg Med 2022 Jan;17(1):113-122. Epub 2021 Jun 20 doi: 10.1007/s11739-021-02781-1. PMID: 34148178Free PMC Article
Do basic auscultation skills need to be resuscitated? A new strategy for improving competency among nursing students.
Goldsworthy S, Gomes P, Coimbra M, Patterson JD, Langille J, Perez G, Fasken L
Nurse Educ Today 2021 Feb;97:104722. Epub 2020 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104722. PMID: 33341062
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnosis and Management.
Gentry S, Gentry B
Am Fam Physician 2017 Apr 1;95(7):433-441. PMID: 28409593
Clinical indicators of ineffective airway clearance in children with acute respiratory infection.
Pascoal LM, Lopes MV, da Silva VM, Beltrão BA, Chaves DB, Herdman TH, Lira AL, Teixeira IX, Costa AG
J Child Health Care 2016 Sep;20(3):324-32. Epub 2015 Aug 26 doi: 10.1177/1367493515598648. PMID: 26311487
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

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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