Auscultation Flashcards
1
Q
Reduced breath sounds
A
Severe asthma - bronchoconstriction Anaphylaxis - bronchoconstriction Obstruction - foreign body, tumor, etc PTX Pleural effusion Pneumonia - consolidation COPD Poor respiratory effort - see causes of low RR
2
Q
Bronchial breathing
A
Consolidation (pneumonia)
ILD
3
Q
Fine inspiratory crackles
A
Pulmonary edema
COPD
Consolidation (pneumonia)
ILD / fibrosis
4
Q
Coarse crackles - heard both inspiration and expiration
A
Bronchiectasis
ILD / fibrosis
5
Q
Pleural rub
A
Pleuritis / pleurisy - usually with pneumonia
PE
6
Q
Stridor
A
Anaphylaxis - laryngeal edema Inhaled foreign body Epiglottitis Croup Laryneal papillomas Laryngomalacia (congenital)
7
Q
Inspiratory monophonic wheeze
A
Inhalation of foreign body
Tracheal obstruction - internal (e.g. tumor) or external (compression - e.g esophageal tumor)
Trachea blunt trauma - causes change in voice
Vocal cord paralysis - causes change in voice
8
Q
Expiratory monophonic wheeze
A
Same as insipiratory monophonic - trachea is the cause
9
Q
Expiratory polyphonic, high-pitched wheeze
A
Asthma exacerbation
Pulmonary edema
Anaphylaxis
Wheezy bronchitis (infection)
