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How to listen to lung sounds. As he places the stethoscope on your back, the doctor says, Take a deep breath.. As an RT who has listened to the lung sounds of over 10,000 patients, I will tell you that having a patient take in a deep breath is not the ideal way to listen to lung sounds. Ideally, you want the patient to breath normal. The reason is you want to hear what a patent's lungs sound like when he is breathing normal.
A pulmonologist specializes in COPD treatment, but your primary care doctor is equally important. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long-term disease that causes obstruction of air flowing through your lungs. Although there is no cure for COPD, treatment can be very effective if you have the right COPD treatment team working with you.