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Postgrad Med
; 101(2): 103-12, 1997 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9046929
RESUMO
Evaluation of noisy breathing in children begins with careful history taking and physical examination focusing on the patient's age and the character of the noisy breathing. Establishing whether stridor, wheezing, rales, or a combination of these is present and whether the problem is acute or chronic can rule out certain disorders and suggest others. From this point, further diagnostic testing can be pursued and appropriate therapy initiated.