How do you describe a chest sound?

How do you describe a chest sound?

rhonchi (a low-pitched breath sound) crackles (a high-pitched breath sound) wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound caused by narrowing of the bronchial tubes) stridor (a harsh, vibratory sound caused by narrowing of the upper airway)

How many types of auscultation sounds in normal chest?

Breath sounds are classified into normal tracheal sound, normal lung sound or vesicular breath sounds, and bronchial breath sound. Bronchial breath sounds are further subdivided into three types: Tubular, cavernous, and amphoric.

What is an abnormal sound heard on auscultation of the chest?

Murmur. An abnormal sound heard during auscultation of the heart that may or may not have a pathologic origin it is associated with valve disease or a congenital heart defect.

What are normal lung sounds?

Normal findings on auscultation include: Loud, high-pitched bronchial breath sounds over the trachea. Medium pitched bronchovesicular sounds over the mainstream bronchi, between the scapulae, and below the clavicles. Soft, breezy, low-pitched vesicular breath sounds over most of the peripheral lung fields.

How do I Auscultate my chest?

Ask the patient to breathe in and out normally through their mouth. Use diaphragm of stethoscope (Fig 1). Anterior chest: auscultate from side to side (Figs 2 and 3) and top to bottom. Auscultate over equivalent areas and compare the volume and character of the sounds and note any additional sounds.

What are abnormal heart sounds?

Abnormal heart sounds are called heart murmurs. These sounds can include rasping, whooshing, or blowing sounds. Heart murmurs can occur during different parts of your heartbeat. For instance, they can occur when the blood comes into the heart or when it leaves the heart.

What causes gurgling lung sounds?

Bibasilar crackles are a bubbling or crackling sound originating from the base of the lungs. They may occur when the lungs inflate or deflate. They’re usually brief, and may be described as sounding wet or dry. Excess fluid in the airways causes these sounds.

Why do I hear liquid in my chest?

Pleural effusion is fluid that’s trapped in the tissue between your lung and the chest wall. This fluid can cause symptoms like a bubbling in your chest and shortness of breath. This condition is a symptom of another health condition.