Breath sounds Flashcards
1
Q
Rhonchi
A
coarse, low pitched, may clear with cough
snoring quality
continuous
ILL
2
Q
Wheeze
A
wheezing high pitched bronchus continuous ILL
3
Q
bronchial
A
coarse, loud, heard with consolidation
ILL if in different location
4
Q
Rub
A
scratchy, high pitched
ILL
5
Q
what causes crackles
A
PNA
CHF
Bronchitis
Fibrosis
6
Q
what causes rhonchi
A
airway secretions and narrowing/partial obstruction
ex: bronchitis, COPD
7
Q
Crackles
A
fine crackling
high pitched
discontinuous
8
Q
Stridor
A
wheeze that is high pitched and largely inspiratory
usually louder in neck
results from turbulent airflow- obstruction
9
Q
Mediastinal crunch (Hamman sign)
A
loud crackles, clicks, gurgling sounds
-due to Pneumo-mediastinum (mediastinal emphysema)
synchronus with heart beat
