Table 1

Number of the 12 observers who agreed on auscultation findings in 20 video cases

CaseAge, yearsSexDiagnosisInspiratory cracklesExpiratory cracklesInspiratory
wheezes
Expiratory wheezesPleural rub
17MAsthma981180
29FAsthma0010100
310MBronchitis97270
4½MBronchiolitis115110
552FCOPD001120
64MBronchiectasis1111120
75FAsthma, atelectasis443100
861FEmphysema, lung cancer115110
978MLung cancer97740
1088FAsthma and COPD0111120
112MPneumonia1111110
1278MPulmonary fibrosis111110
136FRecurrent LRTI00170
143FAcute LRTI31780
15*3FPneumothorax00110
1677MPulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia112140
1769MPleural haemorrhage55117
18*71MPleural effusion00110
19*79MLung cancer10000
2066FRadiation pneumonitis120000
  • Bold font is used when 7 or more of the 12 observers agreed.

  • *Eleven out of the 12 observers agreed on no adventitious sound in this case.

  • COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection.