Lung Sounds

Question 1

Define auscultation

Answer 1

the action of listening to sounds from the heart, lungs, or other organs
- with a stethoscope

Question 2

Abnormal Breathe Sounds
- Wheezing (causes)

Answer 2

narrowing of the airways, during exhale and inhale

Question 3

Abnormal Breathe Sounds
- Rhonchi

Answer 3

low pitched wheezing during coughing
- sounds like a snore

Question 4

Abnormal Breathe Sounds
- Strider

Answer 4

high pitched “musical sound” during inspiration
- sound is louder over the throat
- caused by blocking of the larynx
- common in children

Question 5

Abnormal Breathe Sounds
- Crackles

Answer 5

high pitched sounds heard in the lungs due to fluid in the small airways

Question 6

Fine crackles vs Coarse Crackles

Answer 6

: Fine crackles; high pitched, popping lungs sounds
- sound like wood burning in a fireplace
- start at the base of the lungs, where there is fluid

: Coarse Crackle; loud and longer coarse rattling sound
- sounds pouring water out a bottle
- heard on the anterior or posterior chest wall

Question 7

Define Pleural Friction rub

Answer 7

two inflamed pleural surfaces rub against each other during respiration
- sounds like walking on fresh snow

Question 8

Define Pneumothorax

Answer 8

collapsed lung in which there is no air movement in that area