Normal breath sounds Flashcards
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Normal breath sounds are
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Bronchial, Bronchovesicular, and vesicular breath sounds
2
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heard over the trachea at the manubrium on front of the chest and between the scapulae on the back. Louder and higher pitched. Equal length in inspiratory and expiratory
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Bronchial breath sounds
3
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Heard over the junction between bronchi and alveoli. Occur in the first and second interspaces between the ribs. Equal inspiratory and expiratory
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Broncho vesicular breath sounds
4
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Heard over the lung periphery. Soft and low pitch, Inspiration longer then expiration
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Vesicular breath sounds