Coarse, low pitched wheezes.
Indicative of an obstruction or
increased amount of
Rhonchi secretions. Can be caused by:
COPD, pneumonia or other
infection in the lungs.
The action of listening to
sounds, such as, lung sounds,
Auscultation abdominal sounds, heart tones
using a stethoscope.
, Results from air trapping
underneath (sub) the dermal layer of
Subcutaneous the skin. Occurs, commonly, from
Emphysema trauma to the chest wall.
Respiratory drive that uses oxygen
levels found to regulate your
respiratory cycle. Patients suffering
from COPD/Emphysema regulate
Hypoxic Drive off hypoxic drive.
*Note this is not the “normal,”
process by which respiration occurs
in healthy lungs.
Indicative of an obstruction or
increased amount of
Rhonchi secretions. Can be caused by:
COPD, pneumonia or other
infection in the lungs.
The action of listening to
sounds, such as, lung sounds,
Auscultation abdominal sounds, heart tones
using a stethoscope.
, Results from air trapping
underneath (sub) the dermal layer of
Subcutaneous the skin. Occurs, commonly, from
Emphysema trauma to the chest wall.
Respiratory drive that uses oxygen
levels found to regulate your
respiratory cycle. Patients suffering
from COPD/Emphysema regulate
Hypoxic Drive off hypoxic drive.
*Note this is not the “normal,”
process by which respiration occurs
in healthy lungs.
