Additional Sounds Which Occur In Lungs And Air

Additional sounds which occur in lungs and Air lines, are mentioned as "casual" and are always wrong (but Are not always essential). (See Table) Adventitious (Extra) Lung Sounds Crackles These are high pitched, discontinuous sounds similar to the sound produced by rubbing your hair between your fingers. (Also known as Rales) Wheezes These are generally high pitched and "musical" in quality. Stridor is an inspiratory wheeze associated with upper airway obstruction (croup). Rhonchi These often have a "snoring" or "gurgling" quality. Any extra sound that is not a crackle or a wheeze is probably a rhonchi. Additional sounds at auscultation of lungs High tonality, often faltering in the end of a breath Rattles, dry The damp The other Rattles They in general will highly become giving and "Musical" in quality. A scratch - rattle inspiratory, connected with top Barrier of an air line (groats). Rhonchi They often have "snore" or "gurgling" Quality. Any additional sound, which - not crackling or Rattle - it is probable rhonchi.