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SHADOW HEALTH RESPIR ATORY
CONCEPT LAB WITH COMPLE TE
SOLUTION
Question :Bronchial Sounds are:
Correct answer:Harsh, High-pitched, Loud
You can hear bronchial sounds above the manubrium, over the trachea.
Question :Bronchiovesicular sounds are heard over the
main bronchi. These sounds are:
Correct answer:Medium in loudness, medium in pitch
Question :vesicular sounds are over the lower bronchi, the
bronchioles, and the lobes. The left lung has two lobes.
The right lung has three lobes. The sounds are:
Correct answer:Softest, lowest in pitch
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Question :Right lung has how many lobes and what are
their names?
Correct answer:3 lobes: Vesicular Right Superior, Vesicular Right Middle,Vesicular Right Inferior.
Question :Left lung has how many lobes and what are
their names?
Correct answer:2 lobes: Vesicular Left Superior & Vesicular Left Inferior
Question :Abnormal lung sounds include:
Correct answer:Diminished or absent breath sounds,
increased breath sounds, & adventitious sounds.
Question :Decreased breaths sounds occur in airway
disease or obstruction, diaphragm paralysis, or
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impairment of sound transmission through the chest wall.Worsening symptoms may lead to absent breath sounds.Absent lung sounds usually indicate that no air is moving in the lung tissue. What are these sounds called?
Correct answer:Decreased Breath Sounds
Question :A common abnormal finding is hearing
bronchial or bronchiovesicular sounds, which are louder and harsher, in peripheral lung tissue where vesicular sounds are normally heard. This occurs when underlying lung tissue is filled with liquid or solid material, rather than air. What are these sounds called?
Correct answer:Increased Breath Sounds
Question :When you auscultate, you might hear abnormal
sounds in addition to the normal lung sounds. These additional abnormal sounds are called adventitious sounds.
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Correct answer:Adventitious Sounds
Question :High-pitched crackling sounds that occur when
inhaled air meets deflated alveoli, causing them to pop
open. Short popping sounds, high-pitched, Location:
usually bases of lower lobes.Sound like the noise created by rolling a strand of hair between your thumb and index finger. (likely Pneumonia). What are these sounds called?
Correct answer:Crackles (Fine)
Question :loud, low-pitched bubbling sounds that are
caused when air meets secretions in the large airways.
Short crackling sounds, low-pitched, Location: trachea
and large bronchi. Sounds like separating a Velcro fastener. What are these sounds called?
Correct answer:Crackles (Coarse)
Question :Continuous, low-pitched snoring sounds caused
by airway obstruction from thick secretions, muscular