Respiratory

Question 1

What are the normal breath sounds?

Answer 1

Vesicular, bronchovesicular, bronchial, tracheal

Question 2

What does stridor indicate?

Answer 2

Narrowing in the upper airway

Can be caused by croup, epiglottis, upper airway FB, and anaphylaxis

Question 3

What does wheezing indicate?

Answer 3

Caused by rapid airflow through a narrowed bronchial airway

Caused by RAD, asthma, COPD

Question 4

What are crackles and what do they indicate?

Answer 4

Inspiratory sound

Caused by small airway closed during expiration

E.g. pneumonia, CHF, atelectasis, pulmonary fibrosis, bronchiectasis, COPD, asthma

Question 5

What adventitiuous breath sound sounds like velcro?

Answer 5

Crackles/rales

Question 6

What adventitious breath sound sounds like snoring?

Answer 6

Rhonchi

Question 7

What is bronchophony?

Answer 7

Spoken words become louder and clearer, indicating consolidation

Question 8

What is egophony?

Answer 8

The ee sounds like a. It tends to be localized and with fever and cough, it indicates pneumonia

Question 9

What is whispered pectrolioquy?

Answer 9

Whispers are heard louder and clearer during auscultation