Wheezing in Children

POLAT, Gülrü; Janeczek, Kamil

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-80691-0_29

Wheezing in Children

POLAT G., Janeczek K.

Pediatric ENT Infections, Springer International Publishing Ag, ss.341-350, 2021

Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
Basım Tarihi: 2021
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/978-3-030-80691-0_29
Yayınevi: Springer International Publishing Ag
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.341-350
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Wheezes are sounds auscultated during examination of the lungs. They have a musical character and a duration of at least a quarter of a second. Wheezes are generated by vibrations of the wall of an airway which has almost completely collapsed, leaving the walls virtually touching. The pitch ranges from low to high, and the wheeze may involve just one note or several. They are possible throughout the respiratory cycle. Infants and other paediatric patients frequently exhibit wheeze at presentation. A third of children under the age of 3 years have suffered from an acute wheeze on one or more occasions [1–3].