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

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 mec...

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Published inElectronic journal of general medicine Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 148 - 150
Main Authors Fahme, Eduardo, Reyes-Sosa, Raul, Fernandez-Gonzalez, Ricardo, Fernandez, Rosangela, Santos-Llanos, Glorimar, Ferrer-Torres, Dimas J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published East Sussex European Journal of General Medicine 01.06.2011
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:http://dergipark.ulakbim.gov.tr/ejgm/article/view/5000114821
ISSN:1304-3897
1304-3889
2516-3507
2516-3507
DOI:10.29333/ejgm/82717