diminished breath sound

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diminished breath sound

A soft, decreased, or distant vesicular lung sound as heard through a stethoscope.

Etiology

Diminished breath sounds are common in patients with poor respiratory effort, splinting, emphysema, and other lung conditions.

See also: sound

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On physical examination, the patient's chest was symmetrical and barrel shaped, with diminished breath sounds heard.

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Physical examination showed diminished breath sounds over the left hemithorax.

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Pulmonary examination revealed diminished breath sounds at the basal right hemithorax and the diaphragm was determined to be higher on the right by percussion.

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Physical examination noted conjunctival suffusion, epistaxis, posterior cervical and inguinal lymphadenopathy, bilaterally diminished breath sounds, rhonchi and crackles, bloody cough, tachycardia, hepatosplenomegaly, and a macular rash over the lower extremities.