Tercer Bloque: Pleuropulmonary Syndromes

Question 1

5 special auscultation findings in lungs in pleuropulmonary syndromes

Answer 1

Bronquial breathing sounds 
Egophony 
Brinchophony 
Pectoriloquy 
Crackles

Question 2

Egophony

Answer 2

Is an increased resonance of voice sounds heard when ausculting the lungs

Question 3

Bronquial breath sounds

Answer 3

Normal breath sounds

Question 4

Mechanism of egophony in pleural effusion

Answer 4

Fluid compress the lung parenchyma, making it more solid than usual, therefore, the sound is transmitted in higher frequencies

Question 5

Bronchophony

Answer 5

An increase in the intensity and clarity of the patient’s spoken voice as perceived transthoracically through the stethoscope

Question 6

How to find a bronchophony?

Answer 6

Asking the patient to repeat the word ninety-nine