Shadow Health Respiratory Concept Lab with complete solution

Shadow Health Respiratory Concept Lab

Detail normal air passage when a patient breathes. Answer- air rushes through nasal

passages and trachea, bronchi , & into lungs where it's absorbed by the alveoli

What happens during auscultation? Answer- Healthcare professional listen to the heart

sounds through a stethoscope

What are bronchial sounds and how are these sounds detected? Answer- Harsh, highpitched, & loud sound that can be heard

above the manubrium (over the trachea).

What are bronchovesicular sounds and how are these sounds detected? AnswerMedium in loudness & pitch sounds that can be heard over the main bronchi

What are vesicular sounds and how are these sounds detected? Answer- The softest

and lowest in pitch sounds that are heard over the lower bronchi, bronchioles, and lobes

Lungs Lobes AnswerWhere are vesicular sounds normally heard? Answer- peripheral lung tissue

Decreased breath sounds Answer- occur in airway disease or obstruction, diaphragm

paralysis, or 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.

Increased breath sounds Answer- a "normal sound" is not normal if it is in the wrong

place

location of breath sounds matters!!

What is so important about increased breath sounds? Answer- It may detail that the

location of breath sounds is off. For instance, a common finding is, if bronchial or

bronchovesicular sounds (i.e lounder and harsher) are in peripheral lung tissue (where

vesicular sounds usually are) this is due to underlying lung tissues fill with liquid or solid

material instead of air.

What are adventitious sounds? Answer- abnormal sounds present in addition to the

normal lungs sounds

What are [fine] crackles? Answer- High-pitched crackling sounds that occur when

inhaled air meets DEFLATED alveoli, causing them to pop open