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Breath sounds

Normal lung sounds occur in all parts of the chest area, including above the collarbones and as low as the bottom of the rib cage.

Update Date: 11/12/2007

Updated by: Andrew Schriber, M.D., F.C.C.P., Specialist in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly, New Jersey. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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