1. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : Signs and tests  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
The health care provider make hear wheezing or abnormal breathing sounds when listening to the chest and lungs with a stethoscope. However, lung sounds can be normal during the exam. In severe cases, a person with COPD can seem anxious and may bre...• Reviewer: Benjamin Medoff, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.