Breath Sounds Flashcards
1
Q
What are rales? What are they associated with?
A
Rales are crackles
Associated with secretions
2
Q
What do basilar rales indicate?
A
Left ventricular congestive heart failure
3
Q
What are ronchi? Result of what? Present with what 2 pathology?
A
Low pitched sonorous breathe sounds
Result of air passing through narrowed airways
Frequently present with asthma or chronic bronchitis
4
Q
What is stridor? What is it associated with?
A
Continuous adventitious sound of inspiration associated with upper airway instruction
5
Q
What are wheezes? Often associated with what?
A
High pitched sibilant and musical.
Asthma
