Breath Sounds

Question 1

Absence of spontaneous respirations

Answer 1

Apnea

Question 2

The feeling or sensation that one cannot breath well enough. Distinct sensations include effort/work, chest tightness, and air hunger

Answer 2

Dyspnea

Question 3

Grave condition in which breathing stops and will not spontaneously start again unless resuscitative measures are immediately instituted

Answer 3

Secondary apnea

Question 4

Shortness of breath that begins or increases when the patient lies down; ask whether the patient needs to sleep on more than one pillow and whether that helps

Answer 4

Orthopnea

Question 5

A sudden onset of shortness of breathe after a period of sleep; sitting upright is helpful

Answer 5

Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

Question 6

Dyspnea increase in the upright posture

Answer 6

Platypnea

Question 7

A persistent respiratory rate faster than 20 and approaching 25 breaths per minute

Answer 7

Tachypnea

Question 8

A regular periodic pattern of breathing, with intervals of apnea followed by a crescendo/decresendo

Answer 8

Cheyne stokes respiration

Question 9

Occurs outside thr respiratory tree, it has a dry, crackly low pitched sound and is heard in both expiration and inspiration

Answer 9

Friction rub

Question 10

A high pitched wheezing sound caused by disrupted airflow

Can be inspiratory or expiratory

Heard best over the anterior neck

Answer 10

Stridor

Question 11

It is a continues, high pitched, musical sound ( almost a whistle) heard during inspiration or expiration

Answer 11

Wheezes ( sibilant wheeze)

Question 12

Are deeper more rumbling more pronounced during expiration, more likely to be prolonged and continuous

Dispears after coughing

Answer 12

Rhonchi

Question 13

Abnormal sound heard more often during inspiration and characterized by discrete discontinuous sounds

They may be fine, medium or course and will not be cleared by coughing

Answer 13

Crackles