Progressive dyspnea and a persistent wheeze: a subtle presentation of pulmonary embolism in a 64 year old woman.

Hırıltılı solunum inspiratuvar veya ekspiratuvar faz sırasında ortaya çıkan bir ıslık sesidir. Tanım olarak hırıltılı solunum süresi 250 msaniyeden uzun olan sürekli seslerdir ve ronkustan daha müzikal kalitededir. Bunlar sıklıkla astım hastalarında duyulur ve mekanizması net olmamakla birlikte kaynağının obstrüksiyon olduğuna dair konsensus açıktır. Birçok hasta ve aynı zamanda bazı hekimler hırıltılı solunumun astımla anlamdaş olduğuna inanırlar. Ancak bu spesifik solunum sesini ortaya çıkaran birçok durum vardır. Bu makalede astım olarak yanlı tanı konulan bir vakayı sunuyoruz.

Progresif nefes darlığı ve bir persistan hırıltılı solunum altmış dört yaşında bir bayanda pulmoner embolinin karmaşık bir başvuru bulgusu

Wheezing is a whistling sound which is made during the inspiratory or expiratory phase. By definition, wheezes are continuous sounds longer than 250 msec in duration and are higher pitched and of more musical quality than rhonchi. These are commonly found in patients with asthma and although the mechanisms are not entirely clear, consensus on it originating from obstruction is evident. Most patients, and even a few physicians, believe that wheezing is synonymous with asthma. However, there are multiple conditions that produce this specific breath sound. We report a case of a patient who was misdiagnosed with asthma.

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  • Başlangıç: 2015
  • Yayıncı: Sağlık Bilimleri Araştırmaları Derneği
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