Breath Sounds Flashcards
1
Q
Rales
Location
Description
Cause
Conditions
A
inspiration
light crackling; popping; non-musical
air passing through moisture, especially in small airways and alveoli
CHF; Pulmonary Edema
2
Q
Rhonchi
Location
Description
Cause
Conditions
A
expiration
coarse rattling (louder & lower than rales); moaning sound; resembles snoring
fluid or secretions in large airways or narrowing of large airways
COPD; Pneumonia; Chronic Bronchitis; may clear with cough
3
Q
Wheezes
Location
Description
Cause
Conditions
A
inspiration or expiration
Creaking; groaning; high pitched squeaks
narrowed airways
Asthma; COPD; Bronchospasm
4
Q
Absent Breath Sounds
Conditions
A
Pleural effusions
Atelectasis
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
