Breath Sounds Flashcards
1
Q
Wheezing
A
Bronchoconstriction
2
Q
Fine crackles
A
Fluids (check for pedal edema)
Atalectasis
3
Q
Coarse Crackles
A
Secretions
4
Q
Stridor
A
Upper airway inflammation, obstruction
5
Q
Tracheal breath sounds
A
Loud, high pitched
Heard directly over the trachea with an equal inspiratory and expiratory component
6
Q
Normal (vesicular)
A
Soft, low pitched
Over lung
Minimal expiratory component
7
Q
Bronchial
A
A louder version of them normal breath sound with an equal inspiratory and expiratory component
Suggests an increase in lung density as occurs with pneumonia
8
Q
Pleural friction rub
A
A creaking or grating type of sound that occurs when the inflamed pleural membranes rub together
