Examination Findings

Question 1

Indications of crackles on auscultation

Answer 1

Pneumonia, heart disease, CF, COPD, bronchitis

Question 2

Fine crackles on auscultation

Answer 2

Pulmonary fibrosis

Question 3

Coarse crackles on auscultation

Answer 3

Bronchiectasis

Question 4

Stridor indications

Answer 4

Croup, trachea infection, epiglottis, problems with vocal chords, foreign body

Question 5

What is stridor

Answer 5

Harsh croaking sound during inspiration, usually because something is stuck in the upper airway

Question 6

Wheeze description

Answer 6

High-pitched whistling noise during inspiration or expiration, usually a sign of airway narrowing

Question 7

Indications of a wheeze

Answer 7

Asthma, allergies, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, emphysema, epiglottitis, pneumonia, heart failure, RSV

Question 8

Bronchial breath sounds description

Answer 8

Harsh and poor, there is an audible gap between inspiration and expiration. Sounds like blowing through a hollow tube. Sounds normally heard from the trachea in a healthy person.

Question 9

Indications of bronchial breath sounds

Answer 9

Consolidation, pleural effusion, collapsed lung, localised fibrosis

Question 10

Squeaking breath sounds

Answer 10

Viral respiratory illness

Question 11

Rubbing sound

Answer 11

Inflammation of pleura

Question 12

Where to look for oedema

Answer 12

Legs and sacrum

Question 13

What does a bounding pulse indicate

Answer 13

Co2 retention

Question 14

Indications of clubbing

Answer 14

Interstitial Lung disease (PF, sarcoidosis) cancer, CF, bronchiectasis

Question 15

Enlarged lymph nodes

Answer 15

Cancer, infection, sarcoidosis

Question 16

Signs of respiratory distress

Answer 16

Use of accessory muscles, tripodding, tachycardia, cyanosis, altered consciousness, tremor, hypoxia, generally unwell

Question 17

Pursed lips is a sign of

Answer 17

Respiratory distress

Question 18

Tachycardia comes hand in hand with

Answer 18

Hypotension