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Many Japanese physicians were unable to provide an acceptable response to challenges to professionalism in several issues and few had received education in professionalism during school curricula. Greater teaching of professionalism is needed in medical education in Japan.

In patients with CAP and audible crackles, phasic characteristics of inspiratory crackles may be used to distinguish AP from BP. Prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings.

Among the various diagnostic strategies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)