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? Answer- Medium 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 wal