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Breathing Sounds and patterns

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Crackle   An abnormal, discontinuous, high pitched popping sound heard more often during inspiration.  
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Pleural Friction Rub   Dry, crackling sound heard during both inspiration and expiration  
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Rhonchi   Continuous low-pitched sounds described as having a "snoring" or "gurgling" quality that may be heard during both inspiration and expiration  
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Stridor   continuous high-pitched wheeze heard with inspiration and expiration  
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Wheeze   Continuous musical or whisting sound composed of variety or pitches. Heard during both inspiration and/or expiration, but variable from minute to minute and area to area  
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Apnea   Absence of spontaneous breathing  
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Biot's   Irregular breathing; breaths vary in depth and rate with periods of apnea, often assoc. with increased intracranial pressure or damage to the medulla  
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Bradypnea   Slower than normal respiratory rates <12 breaths/minute  
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Cheyne-Stokes   Decreaing rate and depth of breathing with periods of apnea; can occur due to central NS damage  
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Eupnea   Normal rate of depth of breathing  
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Hyperpnea   Increased rate and depth of breathing  
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Tachypnea   Faster than normal respiratory rate; >20 breaths/minute  
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