Breath sounds

Breath sounds

Breath sounds refer to the specific sounds identified through auscultation of the respiratory system with a stethoscope.

In this context, "adventitious" refers to sounds heard apart from the normal sounds of inspiration and expiration.

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Types of adventitious breath sounds

* Rales, crackles or crepitations
* Wheeze and stridor
* Friction rub
* Rhonchi [ [http://www.drhull.com/EncyMaster/R/rhonchi.html rhonchi ] ] -- indicative of bronchitis
* inspiratory gasp -- indicative of whooping cough
* Hamman's sign (or Mediastinal crunch) [ [http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/00456.html Hamman sign ] ] -- indicative of pneumomediastinum

References

External links

* [http://www.rale.ca/Recordings.htm R.A.L.E. Repository] - sound files of breath sounds
* [http://web.indstate.edu/thcme/micro/respiratory/normlung.htm Distinguishing sounds]
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