Wheeze

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Differential-diagnosis 3 More General Terms 4 References

Introduction

• A whistling or high-pitched sounds associated with bronchospasm. It is more often expiratory than inspiratory, but may be both.

Differential-diagnosis

• asthma
• congestive heart failure ( CHF)
• gastroesophageal reflux disease ( GERD)

More General Terms

• sign/symptom

References

1. The Bantom Medical Dictionary, Bantom Books, New York 1981
2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
3. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998

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