Exam 3 lung sounds Flashcards
(13 cards)
normal lung sounds
vesicular breath sounds
bronchovesicular sounds
bronchial breath sounds
vesicular breath sounds
low to med pitch with soft whooshing
location of vesicular
6th intercostal space
bronchovesicular sounds
med to high pitch with hollow, muffled quality
inspiration and exhalation equal
location of bronchovesicular
main bronchi, below clavicle, beside sternum
bronchial breath sounds
high pitched with lout, harsh, tubular quality
inspiration 1/2 as long as exhalation
location of bronchial
trachea above the sternal notch
adventitious breath sounds
wheezes
rhonchi
crackles: fine, coarse
Pleural friction rub
stridor
wheezes sound like
whistling, musical, high-pitched sound
rhonchi sound like
coarse, low pitched, rattling sound
crackles sound like
fine: high pitch
coarse: louder and low pitch
pleural effusion rub sound like
grating/scratch sound
Stridor sound like
croaking