Peer-Reviewed Study
Comparison of abnormal respiratory sounds and peak expiratory flow measurements in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Room with Acute Exacerbation of Asthma or COPD
What’s Inside?
In this study that took place at Bay Area Hospital, the RESP device was compared to the Littman 3200® electronic stethoscope in capturing abnormal lung sounds including wheeze, cough, rhonchi and rales. The RESP device showed substantially equivalent performance to a gold standard.