chest signs Flashcards
1
Q
percussion: resonant
A
normal
2
Q
percussion: dullness
A
increased tissue density - cardiac dullness, consolidation, tumour
3
Q
percussion: stoney dullness
A
pleural effusion
4
Q
percussion: hyper-resonacne
A
pneumonthorax
5
Q
increased vocal resonance
A
increased tissue density - consolidation
6
Q
decreased vocal resonance -
A
pleural effusion
pneumothorax
7
Q
vesicular breath sounds
A
normal
8
Q
bronchial breath sounds
A
hard sounding
assoc with consolidation
9
Q
reduced breath sounds
A
pleural effusion
pneumothorax
10
Q
coarse crackles
A
pneumonia
bronchiecstasis
pulmonary oedema
11
Q
find end-inspiratory crackles
A
pulmonary fibrosis
