Update on respiratory sounds
Symposium Chairs: Kostas Priftis (Haidari, Athens, Greece), Luis Garcia-Marcos Alvarez (El Palmar (Murcia), Spain)
Aims: This session will present the results from the ERS Task Force on respiratory sounds. The aims of this session are to: describe the physiology and pathophysiology of respiratory sounds; review the current recommendations regarding lung sound nomenclature; examine the challenges that hamper the achievement of observer agreement on lung sounds; and describe the options for objective acoustical analysis of lung sounds.
Target audience: Clinicians, respiratory specialists and all health professionals who use lung auscultation in their practice.