adventitious lung sounds

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Crackles

  • Popping, bubbling, or crackling sounds

  • Air moving through fluid or reopening small airways


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Wheezes

  • High-pitched, musical whistling

  • Air moving through narrowed airways


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Rhonchi

  • Low-pitched, coarse, snoring or rattling sounds

  • Secretions or mucus in larger airways


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Pleural friction rub

  • Grating or creaking sound

  • Inflamed pleural surfaces rubbing together


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Stridor

  • Harsh, high-pitched sound, usually heard during inspiration

  • Narrowing or obstruction of the upper airway