Overview
This observational clinical study is an evaluation of a diagnostic tool through comparison. Similar to a validation study, the output of the RESP device will be compared to physician auscultation, surrogated by having an attending pulmonologist listen to blinded recordings.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Any child aged 4-17 years of age
- Admitted to Lurie Children's Hospital or the Emergency Department at Lurie
- Normal breath sounds cohort: (16 patients ages 4-10, 16 patients ages 11-17)
- Admitted for a non-respiratory complaint
- Normal breath sounds on screening examination
- Wheeze cohort: (53 patients ages 4-10, 53 patients ages 11-17)
- Admitted for pathologic process that may lead to wheezing (e.g., asthma)
- Presence of wheeze on screening examination
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children less than age 4, adults (age 18 and above)
- Patients in the ambulatory setting
- Unable to provide consent
- Intubated patients
- Unstable disease posing a threat to life
- Adhesive allergy