Auscultation (back) - Answer✔✔-Always compare for symmetry!
Auscultation (front) - Answer✔✔-Always compare for symmetry!
Normal vs. Adventitious Lung Sounds - Answer✔✔-In a normal air-filled lung, vesicular sounds are heard
over most of the lung fields, bronchovesicular sounds are heard between the 1st and 2nd interspaces on
the anterior chest, bronchial sounds are heard over the body of the sternum, and tracheal sounds are
heard over the trachea.
Wheezing is sometimes called - Answer✔✔-Rhonchi
Crackles are sometimes called - Answer✔✔-Rales
Normal vs. Adventitious Percussion - Answer✔✔-Ex. Resonance is heard in healthy lung tissue, while
hyper-resonance is usually heard in COPD patients
Pleural Friction Rub - Answer✔✔-Dry rubbing or grating sound. Usually caused by inflammation in the
pleural spaces.
Tactile Fremitus - Answer✔✔-Using palpation, have patient say "99" and feel vibration in chest wall.
Compare L and R sides.
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