Wheezing Flashcards
1
Q
What is wheezing?
A
Loud EXPIRATORY sound
Often audible to patient
esp in asthma
2
Q
What can wheezing be mistaken for and how is it distinguished?
A
Mistaken for Stridor
- Stridor is an INSPIRATORY sound
- Best heard in the upper airway
- Deserves IMMEDIATE medical attention because of risk of airway compromise/closure
- Do your ABCs
3
Q
What disease causes Symmetric polyphonic (Several sounds) or musical wheezes?
A
Asthma
4
Q
What three circumstances cause unilateral wheezing?
A
Foreign body aspiration (e.g. peanut)
PE
Tumour/mass
5
Q
What makes wheezes more prominent without a stethoscope?
A
Vocal cord dysfunction (upper airway dysfunction)
6
Q
What causes wheezing after eating?
A
Aspiration
Food allergy
