lung sound differentials

Question 1

ddx for wet crackles

Answer 1

unilateral- pneumonia early stage
bilateral- CHF

Question 2

wheeze differentials

Answer 2

COPD, asthma, anaphylaxis, viral wheeze

Question 3

absent lung sounds differentials

Answer 3

1. troubleshoot
2. unilateral- pnemothrax
3. bilateral- severe airway constriction

Question 4

ronchi is indicative of

Answer 4

infection or mucus on the lungs

Question 5

stridor differentals

Answer 5

croup
epiglottisi
airway burns
foreign body
anaphylaxis