wheeze

Coarse whistling sound from breathing

Entitymedical finding breathing problemQ517104

Also known as sibilant rhonchi · wheezing · wheezes · gasping · panting · puffing

Instance of: medical finding
, breathing problem
Subclass of: continuous adventitious sound
, clinical sign
, sound
+1 more

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A wheeze is a clinical symptom of a continuous, coarse, whistling sound produced in the respiratory airways during breathing. For wheezes to occur, part of the respiratory tree must be narrowed or obstructed, or airflow velocity within the respiratory tree must be heightened. Wheezing is commonly experienced by persons with a lung disease; the most common cause of recurrent wheezing is asthma, though it can also be a symptom of lung cancer, congestive heart failure, and certain types of heart diseases.

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ICPC 2 ID: R03
Biological phase: exhalation
Cause: abnormal breathing
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1.Stated in Symptom OntologyRetrieved 2020-11-22
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