lung sounds Flashcards
pneumonia sounds - and percussion (can’t hear in the swimming pool)
crackles and dull with percussion (fluid)
COPD
course crackles and hyperresonance
asthma (asthma makes me hyper)
hyperresonance, wheezing.
vesicular
soft and low pitch breezy. heart over most fields.
start on
anterior, front. right side above clavicle.
order
2nd midclavicular, then opposite side. then 3rd, down to 6th mid-axillary.
6th intercostal space best place to assess for what?
fluid in the lungs, like heart failure.
fluid in lungs sound
crackles are for crazy fluid
tactile fremitis increased =
increased inflammation, usually infections like pneumonia.
decreased tactile fremitis
ashthma and COPD
order of meds bronchodilators BAM (B for Bam and bronchodilators)
beta 2, anti-col, meth
anti-inflammatory - SLM
sone, luke, crom
wheezing out the door
crackles for crazy
fluid.
fine crackles sound (fine hair)
high pitched, rubbing hair. lower lobes. fluid in lungs