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meagbuch

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on: Jul 16, 2018
What term best describes a loud, high-pitched continuous sound heard (often with the unaided ear) primarily over the larynx or trachea during inhalation in patients with upper airway obstruc-tion?
 
  a. Stridor
  b. Rhonchi
  c. Crackles
  d. Wheeze

Question 2

During auscultation of a patient's chest, you hear abnormal discontinuous bubbling sounds at the lung bases. Which of the following chart entries best describes this finding?
 
  a. Bronchial sounds heard at lung bases.
  b. Wheezes heard at lung bases.
  c. Crackles heard at lung bases.
  d. Rhonchi heard at lung bases.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
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.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Discontinuous adventitious lung sound types are described as crackles.


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