Mediate Percussion Flashcards by Kayla Lee

Flat or dull

Upper lung = neoplasm, atelectasis or consolidation of lung

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Hyperresonance

Intermediate sound between resonance and tymphany

Emphysematous lung —> pulmonary emphysema or pneumothorax

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Resonance

Normal air-filled lung

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Tympany

Hollow sound —> large pneumothorax

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