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Lung Sounds
Question | Answer |
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Wheezes | High- pitched sounds almost musical in nature. Creasted by air moving through narrowed air passages in the lungs. Common in asthma and sometimes chronic obstructive lung diseases. |
Crackles | Fine crackling or bubbling sound heard upon inspiration. cause by fluid in the alveoli or by opening of closed alveoli. |
Rhonchi | Lower pitched sounds that resemble snoring or rattling. Caused by secretions in larger airways - pneumonia or bronchitis. |