title: [Lung auscultation--an overview].
abstract: The auscultation of the lungs is - among anamnesis - the most important part in the assessment of patients presenting with pulmonary symptoms. The lung auscultation is reproducible, cost efficient and very helpful to distinguish between differential diagnoses, in particular in emergency situations. Detection and description of lung sounds requires experience and should be performed by strict adherence to the internationally accepted terminology.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Pneumologie, UniversitätsSpital Zürich.
authors.forename: Urs
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bürgi
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Pneumologie, UniversitätsSpital Zürich.
authors.forename: Lars Christian
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Huber
mesh_terms: D001314:Auscultation / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000592:standards*; D012135:Respiratory Sounds