TODAY’S TEST QUESTION:

CORRECT ANSWER:

D) Vesicular breath sounds

MORE INFO:

Vesicular breath sounds are low pitched, soft, and swishing. Vesicular lung sounds are considered normal and heard over most of the thorax. (away from the tracheobronchial area).

A) Bronchial lung sounds are higher pitched and louder than vesicular sounds. They are also more hollow sounding. Bronchial sounds are usually heard over large airways (tracheobronchial). These are considered normal over the large airways.

B) Crackles are considered abnormal and are often heard in fluid over load and pneumonia. There are different variations of crackles- such as fine and coarse crackles. Crackles can literally have a crackling sound but also sometimes described as rattling sound as well.

C) Pleural friction rub is a grating sound- most often heard with pleurisy. Pleural friction rub is considered an abnormal lung sound.

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