Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease physical examination
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Philip Marcus, M.D., M.P.H. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]
Overview
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can be diagnostically evaluated by physical examination through auscultation.
Physical Examination
Physical examination with a plethysmograph can reveal the true extent of COPD.
Signs include:
- Rapid breathing rate (tachypnea)
- Wheezing sound heard through a stethoscope
Pulmonary emphysema is not the same as subcutaneous emphysema, which is a collection of air under the skin that may be detected by the crepitus sounds produced on palpation.