Respiratory Concept Lab Notes (Directly From Shadow Health) | Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

Bronchial Sounds - Heard above the manubrium over the trachea. Usually harsh, high-pitched and loud. Bronchovesicular Sounds - Heard over the main bronchi and are usually of medium loudness, and deeper pitch than bronchial sounds. Vesicular Sounds - Heard over the lower bronchi, bronchioles, and lobes. How many lobes does the left lung have? - 2 lobes How many lobes does the right lung have? - 3 lobes Decreased Breath Sounds - These sounds occur with airway disease or obstruction, diaphragm paralysis, or impairment of sound transmission through the chest wall. No sounds usually mean that no air is moving. Increased Breath Sounds - These are common abnormal findings with bronchial or bronchovesicular sounds which are louder or harsher and in peripheral lung tissue where vesicular sounds normally are. This can occur when the underlying lung tissue is filled with liquid or solid material rather than air. Adventitious Sounds - Sounds you hear in addition to normal sounds. Fine Crackles - An adventitious sound that is faintly crackling and usually found at the base of lobes. Course Crackles - An adventitious sound that is loud and low-pitched bubbling sounds when air meets secretions in the larger airways.