Over the trachea. It is loud, harsh, and usually upon expiration
2. What type of adventitious sound is created by narrowing of the bronchi?
Answer
Wheezes
3. ·What does a rhonchi finding represent?
Answer
There is inflammation in the lung due to an obstruction or other cause. Common in patients with
COPD, bronchitis, pneumonia or cystic fibrosis
4. What is tactile fremitus?
Answer
palpable vibrations transmitted through the bronchopulmonary tree to the chest wall as thepatient
is speaking
5. What does tactile fremitus assess
, Answer
The amount of air in the lungs, lung tissue density and fluid consolidation in the lungs.
6. How to perform tactile fremitus
Answer
Palpate chest while PT says "ninety nine"
7. Know why side-to-side pattern is used during a respiratory assessment
Answer
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Assesses for symmetry among the lung fields
8. crackles
Answer
rice Krispy sound or pop rocks. Course or fine and it is from increased fluid in the lungs.
9. stridor
Answer
high pitched crowing noise from upper airway obstruction or an allergic reaction
10. wheeze
Answer
high pitched musical sound seen with an asthma attack
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