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Unit 12 > Auscultation- Lung Sounds > Flashcards

Auscultation- Lung Sounds Flashcards

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Crackles/ Rales

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Popping/ Cracking
Fluid accumulating in air sacs

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Wheezes

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Whistling/ Musical
Constricted Airways

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Rhonchi

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Rattling
Obstruction or mucus in the large airways

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4
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Pleural Friction Rub

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Rubbing
Inflamed pleural layers

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5
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Diminished

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Decreased
Reduced airflow

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Absent

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Nothing
No ventilation occuring

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Stridor

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More severe wheezing
Inflammation of epiglottis or croup obstruction

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