Clinical usefulness of 'vocal fremitus' and 'vocal resonance'--GP perceptions and practice.
Assessment of vocal fremitus (VF) and vocal resonance (VR) (whereby vocal vibrations are felt or heard during a clinical examination) is an established art of physical examination of the respiratory system. Textbooks on clinical examination include these procedures as part of the standard method.
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Kyaw San
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James Cook University, Mackay Base Hospital, Queensland, Australia. kyaw.sanhla@jcu.edu.au
D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011793:Queensland; D012135:Respiratory Sounds; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014732:Vibration; D014831:Voice