Loud, tubular breath sounds with an expiratory component equal to ...

[sheilaspns]

Loud, tubular breath sounds with an expiratory component equal to the inspiratory component best describes which of the following breath sounds?
 
  a. Adventitious
  b. Bronchial
  c. Vesicular
  d. Bronchovesicular

Question 2

What does the presence of stridor indicate?
 
  a. Lower airway obstruction
  b. Increased secretions in the large airways
  c. Upper airway obstruction
  d. Bronchial spasm

[brittiany.barnes]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
When the expiratory component of harsh breath sounds equals the inspiratory component, they are described as bronchial breath sounds.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Another continuous type of adventitious lung sounds heard in certain situations, primarily over the larynx and trachea during inhalation, is stridor. Stridor is a loud, high-pitched sound, which sometimes can be heard without a stethoscope. Most common in infants and small children, stri-dor is a sign of obstruction in the trachea or larynx. Stridor is most often heard during inspiration.

[sheilaspns]

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[amcvicar]

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