Physical diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Internal Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 1885-1891

  Tokuda, Yasuharu ^a   Miyagi, Seishirou ^b  

^a ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Muribushi Project of Residency Program   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute exacerbation; Auscultation; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Inspection; Palpation; Percussion; Physical examination; Vital sign

Indexed keywords

AUSCULTATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY POSTURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING MUSCLE; BREATHING PATTERN; BREATHING RATE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART RATE; HUMAN; JUGULAR VEIN; KYPHOSIS; MUSCLE ATROPHY; OXYGEN TENSION; PALPATION; PARADOXICAL PULSE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERCUSSION; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; THORAX DEFORMITY; VEIN DILATATION; VITAL SIGN;

AUSCULTATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; PALPATION; PERCUSSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 37549053248     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.46.0455     Document Type: Review

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