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8 Terms
Stridor (sound)
High pitched sound heard on INSPIRATION
Stridor (meaning)
Partial obstruction of the trachea
Rales/Crackling (sound)
Either high or low bubbling/crackling sound
Rales/Crackling (meaning)
The sound of air trying to pass through fluid in the alveoli — ex. congestive heart failure (CHF), pulmonary edema
Wheezing (sound)
High-pitched sounds heard upon EXHALATION, the musical whistling one
Wheezing (meaning)
Indicates constriction and/or inflammation in the bronchus — ex. asthma, COPD
Rhonchi (sound)
Low pitched “junky” rattling sounds
Rhonchi (meaning)
Caused by secretions or mucus in the larger airway — ex. pneumonia, bronchitis, aspiration