Breath Sounds

Question 1

What are the normal breath sounds?

Answer 1

Tracheal, bronchial, bronchovesicular, vesicular

Question 2

What are the abnormal breath sounds?

Answer 2

Egophony
Bronchophony
Whispered pectoriloquy

Question 3

Tracheal breath sounds?

Answer 3

Located along trachea- higher pitches

Question 4

Bronchial breath sounds?

Answer 4

A more hollow, echoing sound normally found only over the R superior anterior thorax.

Question 5

Bronchovesicular breath sounds?

Answer 5

intermediate breath sound between bronchial and vesicular with equal periods of inspiration and expiration

Question 6

Egophony breath sound?

Answer 6

Nasal or bleating sound heard during auscultation
E sounds sound like A

Question 7

Bronchophony breath sounds?

Answer 7

An intense, clear sound during auscultation- YOU SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HEAR ANYTHING CLEARLY

Question 8

Whispered pectoriloquy breath sound?

Answer 8

When whispered sounds are heard clearly

Question 9

What do abnormal breath sounds indicate?

Answer 9

Consolidation or fluid filled areas

Question 10

What are adventitious breath sounds?

Answer 10

Rales, wheezes, stridors, pleural friction rub

Question 11

Rales?

Answer 11

Crackles
Heard during inspiration
Caused by atelectasis, fibrosis, pulmonary edema

Question 12

Wheezes

Answer 12

Musically pitched sound heard during expiration usually caused by airway obstruction
-COPD, foreign body