Lung Sounds and Locations Flashcards
1
Q
Midclavicle line just below the clavicle
A
Anterior 1
2
Q
Above and below the nipple line under breast tissue if present
A
Anterior 2
3
Q
Above the spine of scapula
A
Posterior 1
4
Q
At the level of scapula spine
A
Posterior 2
5
Q
Midscapula
A
Posterior 3
6
Q
Distal scapula
A
Posterior 4
7
Q
Below the inferior angle
A
Posterior 5
8
Q
Collapsed lung
A
Sound: Absence of sound
9
Q
Fluid in lung
A
Sound: Hyperresonance
10
Q
Representing small airways “popping open”
A
Sound: Crackles
11
Q
Narrowed airway (high pitch)
A
Sound: Wheeze
12
Q
Secretions in larger airway (lower pitch); gurgling
A
Sound: Rhonchi
