Chapter 12 Pathology: Diagnostic Terms
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auscultation
listening to sounds within body
diagnoses conditions of lungs, pleura, heart, and abdomen, and condition of fetus during pregnancy
percussion
tapping on a surface to determine difference in density of underlying structure
diagnoses pneumonia
pleural rub/friction rub
scratchy sound produced by pleural surfaces rubbing against each other
rales (crackles)
fine crackling sounds heard on auscultation (during inhalation) when there is fluid in alveoli
rhonchi
loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum
sputum
material expelled from bronchi, lungs, or upper respiratory tract by spitting
purulent sputum
has pus- is green or brown
stridor
strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in pharynx or larynx
wheezes
continuous high-pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing
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