THE great value of x-ray examination of the chest in tuberculosis case-finding programs is beyond a doubt. Bloch and his associates 1 in 1938 stated the strong position of roentgenology: "Failure to ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

For the 7-item history questions, responses to the questions related to cough, shortness of breath and wheezing were classified as positive if the respondent answered ‘almost every day’ or ‘several ...

As part of a comprehensive lung exam, a doctor may try to listen for various sounds by tapping your back and chest with their hand, which is a test called percussion. If the percussion produces a drum ...

Flail chest is an injury that occurs typically following a blunt trauma to the chest. When three or more ribs in a row have multiple fractures within each rib, it can cause a part of your chest wall ...