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Breathing and breath sounds

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Stridor
abnormal breath sound caused by a partial uper airway obstruction usually heard on inspiration.
- sounds like a harsh high pitched musical or whistling, sometimes as a seal bark sound or crowing noise
- may indicate laryngeal edema or laryngospasm
Crackle
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wheezes
abnormal breath sound caused by a LOWER AIRWAY obstruction
- heard on expiration
- high pitched musical whistling, only audible with stethoscope
- air moving through narrowed bronchioles
- usually bronchopasm
- may indicate sign of pulmonary edema
- sound of asthma, croup hayfever or bronchitis
rhonchi
caused by lower airway obstruction, heard on expiration
- coarse loud gurgling, rumbling sometimes also described as crackling
- from mucus filled membrane
- sound of pneumonia often heard in smokers
crackles
abnormal breath sound caused by a lower airway obstruction usually heard on inspiration by ausculating of lung obstruction
- fine crackling or bubbling sound
- usually heard on inspiration
- sound of pulmonary edema as with MI or drowning
grunting
abnormal breath sound caused by upper airway obstruction usually heard at end of expiration
- sounds like child saying ugh with each breath
- usually airway wall edema
- rarely heard after 3 years old
snoring
abnormal breath sound caused usually by soft palate obstruction
- place patient in LLQ or perform chin lift to re position tongue
gurgling
an abnormal breath sound caused by blood or mucus or vomit in posterior oropharynx
- sound of pleurisy
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