This document discusses cardiopulmonary disease and provides information on:
1. The causes of shortness of breath including pulmonary and cardiac issues as well as systemic illnesses.
2. The indications and uses of chest x-rays which can help diagnose lung, heart, skeletal and soft tissue problems.
3. The components of respiratory examination including inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation and what each technique evaluates.
4. Common breath sounds like vesicular, whistling, and crepitus and their characteristics.
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