Topic 10 Flashcards

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Costal cartilages become calcified…

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a less mobile thorax.

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2
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Aging lung is more rigid structure…

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harder to inflate

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3
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Changes result in an increase in small airway closure

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commonly known as “ate________”

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4
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histiologic changes…

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-a gradual loss of intra-alveolar septa and a decreased number of alveoli
-increase the older person’s risk of postoperative pulmonary complications.

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5
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decreased number of alveoli means…

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less surface area is available for gas exchange.

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as a result of closing off of a number of airways…

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Lung bases become less ventilated

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7
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weight changes in the last 3 months may indicate…

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pulmoary edema, 3 lbs in a short amound of time is not good.

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8
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equpitment for respiratory assessment

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-Stethoscope
-Small ruler, marked in centimeters
-Marking pen
-Alcohol wipe

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9
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how can a nurse provide respect and comfort during examination of respiratory system

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A warm room, a warm diaphragm endpiece, and a private examination time with no interruptions

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10
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when should you begin the respiratory examination

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just after palpating thyroid gland when you are standing behind person.
-listen to both the front and the back of the individual

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11
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where do you perform inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation of the thorax

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on posterior and lateral thorax, Then move to face person and repeat four maneuvers on anterior chest

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12
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Anteroposterior (AP) diameter should be _____ than transverse diameter.

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less

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13
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symmetric expansion

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-Confirm symmetric chest expansion by placing your warmed hands on the posterolateral chest wall with thumbs at the level of T9 or T10.
-Slide your hands medially to pinch up a small fold of skin between your thumbs Ask the person to take a deep breath.
-Your hands serve as mechanical amplifiers; as the person inhales deeply, your thumbs should move apart symmetrically. Note any lag in expansion.

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14
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tactile fremitus

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Palpable vibrations (normal)
-Sounds generated from larynx are transmitted through LUNG to chest wall, where you feel them as vibrations.

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15
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how do you palpate for tactile fremitus

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Use palmar base (ball) of fingers or ulnar edge of one hand
-touch person’s chest while he or she repeats words, “ninety-nine” or “blue moon.”
-Start over lung apices and palpate from one side to another
-symmetry is most important; vibrations should feel same on each side.
o-avoid palpating over scapulae because bone damps out sound transmission.

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16
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Factors affecting normal intensity of tactile fremitus

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o Thickness of chest wall
o Pitch and intensity;

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17
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thickness of chest wall and fremitus

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-greater over thin wall
-Less over obese or muscular one-dampens vibration (may be herder to hear in athletes due to muscle mass)

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18
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o Pitch and intensity and fremitus

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§ loud, lowpitched voice generates more fremitus than soft, high-pitched one.

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19
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what makes a better conducting medium for sound-increase tactile fremitus.

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increase density of lung tissue

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20
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what is most important when listening to breath sounds

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Side-to-side comparison is most important.

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21
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when listening to breath sounds, how should you instruct the batient to breathe?

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Instruct person to breathe through mouth, a little bit deeper than usual.

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22
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what side of the stethoscope should you use for breath sounds and how do you hold it?

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Use flat diaphragm endpiece of stethoscope and hold it firmly on person’s chest wall; listen to at least one full respiration in each location.

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23
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what extraneous noises may be confused with lung pathology if not recognized?

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o Examiner’s breathing on stethoscope tubing
o Stethoscope tubing bumping together
o Patient shivering
o Patient’s hairy chest; movement of hairs under stethoscope sounds like crackles (rales)
o Rustling of paper gown or paper drapes

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24
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how can u minimize noise on a hairy chest with a stethoscope?

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minimize this by pressing harder or by wetting the hair with damp cloth.

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25
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While standing behind person, listen to following lung areas:

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o Posterior from apices at C7 to bases around T10
o Laterally from axilla down to seventh or eighth rib

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26
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what three types of normal breath sounds should you expect to hear in adult and older child.

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-Bronchial
-Bronchovesicular
-Vesicular

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27
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bronchial breath sounds

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loud, high-pitched, hollow sounds

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28
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Where are bronchial breath sounds heard?

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trachea and larynx

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29
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bronchovesicular breath sounds

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medium-pitched and quieter sounds

30
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where are bronchovesticular breath sounds heard?

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Over major bronchi where fewer alveoli are located: posterior, between scapulae especially on right; anterior, around upper sternum in 1st and 2nd intercostal spaces

31
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vesicular breath sounds

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soft, fine, breezy, low-pitched sounds

32
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where are vesicular breath sounds heard?

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Over the peripheral lung fields

33
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adventitious sounds

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Added sounds that are not normally heard in lungs

34
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adventitious sounds are caused by

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moving air colliding with secretions in tracheobronchial passageways or by popping open of previously deflated airways

35
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adventitious sounds:classification and nomenclature of these sounds

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crackles (or rales) and wheeze (or rhonchi) are terms commonly used by most examiners.

36
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Atelectatic crackles

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a type of adventitious sound, is not pathologic; short, popping, crackling sounds that sound like fine crackles but do not last beyond a few breaths

37
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wheezes

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Rhonchi

38
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crackles

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rales

39
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Where are atelectatic crackles heard?

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heard in the periphery only, and disappear after first few breaths or after a cough

40
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While ausculating voice sounds, Ask person to repeat what phrase while you listen over chest wall?

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“ninety-nine”

41
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what do you normally hear while ausculating voice sounds

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Normal voice transmission is soft, muffled, and indistinct; you can hear sound through stethoscope but cannot distinguish exactly what is being said.

42
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when ausculatating breath sounds, Progress from side to side as you move downward, and…

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listen to one full respiration in each location.

43
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Auscultate lung fields over the

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anterior chest from apices in supraclavicular areas down to sixth rib.

44
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A healthy person with no lung disease and no anemia normally has an SpO2 of

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97% to 98%.
>95% is good

45
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what is a safer, simple, inexpensive, clinical measure of functional status in aging adults.

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The 6-minute walk test (6 MWT)- checks if they are havinf SOB, whats their pulse ox?

46
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developmental competence of againg adult

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o round barrel shape, and kyphosis or an outward curvature of thoracic spine.
o Chest expansion may be somewhat decreased, although still symmetric.
o Tend to tire easily during auscultation when deep mouth breathing is required

47
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thoracic diameter and barrel chest

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shows an increased anteroposterior diameter

48
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developmental competence of acutely ill patient

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-Use of a second examiner to assist the patient in terms of positional changes
-If no one is available, examiner may roll patient from side to side to facilitate change of position.
-If rolling technique is used, this may interfere with bilateral assessments of inspection and percussion.

49
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crepitus

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crackling, crinkling, grating feeling under the skin (Rice crispies)

50
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Barrel chest

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a condition characterized by increased anterior-posterior chest diameter caused by increased functional residual capacity due to air trapping from small airway collapse. A barrel chest is frequently seen in patients with chronic obstructive diseases, such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

51
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thorax and lung exam: inspection

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o Thoracic cage, respirations, skin color, and condition
o Person’s facial expression, and LOC

52
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thorax and lung exam: palpation

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o Confirm symmetric expansion and tactile fremitus.
o Detection of any lumps, masses, or tenderness

53
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thorax and lung exam: auscultation

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o Assess breath sounds, and note any abnormal/adventitious breath sounds.

54
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Pectus excavatum

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sunken sternum and adjacent cartilages

55
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Pectus carinatum

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a chest that protrudes like the keel of a ship

56
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Scoliosis

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abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

57
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Kyphosis

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hunchback

58
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Sigh

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o Occasional sighs punctuate the normal breathing pattern and are purposeful to expand alveoli. Frequent signs may indicate emotional dysfunction and also may lead to hyperventilation and dizziness.

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Tachypnea

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o Rapid, shallow breathing. Increase rate.

60
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Bradypnea

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o Slow breathing. A decreased but regular rate .

61
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Hyperventilation

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o Increase both rate and depth. Blows off CO2, causing decrease in the blood

62
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Hypoventilation

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ventilation of the lungs that does not fulfill the body’s gas exchange needs; An irregular shallow pattern

63
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration

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o A cycle in which respirations gradually wax and wane in a regular pattern, increasing in rate and depth and then decreasing. The breathing periods last 30 to 45 seconds, with periods of apnea (20 seconds) alternating the cycle

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Biot’s respiration

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o Similar to Cheyne-Stokes respiration, except that the pattern is irregular. A series of normal respirations (3 to 4) is followed by a period of apnea. The cycle length is variable, lasting anywhere from 10 seconds to 1 minute.

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Chronic obstructive breathing

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normal inspiration and prolonged expiration to overcome increased airway resistance

66
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Discontinuous sounds

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o Crackles—fine
o Crackles—course
o Atelectatic crackles
o Pleural friction rub

67
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Crackles—fine

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Discontinuous, high-pitched, short, crackling, popping sounds heard during inspiration that are not cleared by coughing.

68
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Crackles—coarse

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Loud, low-pitch bubbling and gurgling sounds that start in early inspiration and may be present in expiration.

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Pleural friction rub

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A very superficial sound that is coarse and low pitched; it has a grating quality as if two pieces of leather are being rubbed together. Sound is inspiratory and expiratory.

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Wheeze—sibilant

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High-pitched, musical squeaking sounds that sound polyphonic. Predominant in expiration but can occur in both

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Wheeze—sonorous rhonchi

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Low-pitched; monophonic, single note, musical snoring, moaning sounds. Heard throughout the cycle, although they are more prominent on expiration.

72
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Stridor

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High-pitched, monophonic, inspiratory, crowing sound; louder in neck (pharynx/larnx) than over chest wall.