Airway Sounds Flashcards
Learn the airway sounds and their names. What do they indicate
1
Q
High pitched wheezing
A
Wheezing
2
Q
Crackling
A
Rales
3
Q
Low pitched snoring or rattle-like
A
Rhonchi
4
Q
High pitched “turbulent”
A
Stridor
5
Q
No sound / Hardly any sound
A
Absent / Diminished
6
Q
Cause - Wheeze
A
Narrowing of of airways due to bronchospasms or secretions in bronchioles (smaller airways)
7
Q
Cause - Rales
A
Peripheral airway collapse on expiration due to fluid buildup or interstitial fibrosis (internal scarring)
8
Q
Cause - Rhonchi
A
Movement of fluid/secretions in larger airways (bronchi)
9
Q
Cause - Stridor
A
Blockage in upper airway
10
Q
Cause - Absent / Diminished
A
Collapsed lung
