Auscultation Of Lung Sounds

Question 1

Crackles/rates sound like ____________
What does it mean?

Answer 1

Popping/crackle
Fluid accumulating in air sacs

Question 2

Wheezes sound like ____________
What does it mean?

Answer 2

Whistling/Musical
Constricted airways

Question 3

Rhonchi sounds like ____________
What does it mean?

Answer 3

Rattling
Obstruction or mucus in large airways

Question 4

Pleural friction rub sounds like _______________
What does it mean?

Answer 4

Rubbing
Inflamed pleural layers

Question 5

Diminishing lung sounds sound like ________
What does it mean?

Answer 5

Decrease sound
Reduced airflow

Question 6

Absent lung sounds like _______________
What does it mean?

Answer 6

Nothing
No ventilation occurring

Question 7

Stridor sounds like ______________
What does it mean?

Answer 7

More severe wheezing
Inflammation of epiglottis or croup obstruction