Ch 5. Percussion Sounds

soft tones are heard over

solid tissue

Moderate tones are heard over

fluid filled areas

loud tones are heard over

air filled spaces

tympany

loud intensity, high pitch and drumlike

is heard over abdominal areas that may be filled with abdominal gas or air-filled structures.

tympany

dull or thud like

soft to moderate intensity, low pitch and thud-like quality

is heard over solid organs, fluid collection, or areas of consolidation (such as a tumor or mass).

dullness

resonance

moderate to loud intensity, low pitch, and hollow quality

hyperresonance

very loud intensity, low pitch and booming quality

is heard over air-filled spaces such as lung fields in a patient with emphysema.

hypereasonance

flatness

soft intensity, high pitch, dull quality

is heard over increased tissue density, such as bones

flatness

pitch

high, low, or dull

duration

length of time the sound is heard