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Respiratory Concept Lab- Shadow Health Already Passed You can hear bronchial sounds above the manubrium, over the trachea. Bronchial Sounds are: Harsh, High-pitched, Loud Bronchiovesicular sounds are heard over the main bronchi. These sounds are: Medium in loudness, medium in pitch vesicular sounds are over the lower bronchi, the bronchioles, and the lobes. The left lung has two lobes. The right lung has three lobes. Softest, lowest in pitch 3 lobes: Vesicular Right Superior, Vesicular Right Middle,Vesicular Right Inferior. Right lung 2 lobes: Vesicular Left Superior & Vesicular Left Inferior Left lung Diminished or absent breath sounds, increased breath sounds, & adventitious sounds. Abnormal lung sounds Normal lungs sounds are usually easy to hear with a stethoscope. Occasionally you will hear sounds that are decreased in intensity, or even absent. Decreased breaths sounds occur in airway disease or obstruction, diaphragm paralysis, or impairment of sound transmission through the chest wall. Worsening symptoms may lead to absent breath sounds. Absent lung sounds usually indicate that no air is moving in the lung tissue. Decreased Breath Sounds A common abnormal finding is hearing bronchial or bronchiovesicular sounds, which are louder and harsher, in peripheral lung tissue where vesicular sounds are normally heard. This occurs when underlying lung tissue is filled with liquid or solid material, rather than air. Increased Breath Sounds When you auscultate, you might hear abnormal sounds in addition to the normal lung sounds. These additional abnormal sounds are called adventitious sounds. Adventitious Sounds High-pitched crackling sounds that occur when inhaled air meets deflated alveoli, causing them to pop open. Short popping sounds, high-pitched, Location: usually bases of lower lobes.Sound like the noise created by rolling a strand of hair between your thumb and index finger. (likely Pneumonia) Crackles (Fine) loud, low-pitched bubbling sounds that are caused when air meets secretions in the large airways. Short crackling sounds, low-pitched, Location: trachea and large bronchi. Sounds like separating a Velcro fastener. Crackles (Coarse) Continuous, low-pitched snoring sounds caused by airway obstruction from thick secretions, muscular constriction, or masses. Long snoring sounds, low-pitched, Location: Bronchi. Sounds likes snoring or moaning. Ronchi continuous, high-pitched musical sounds that are created by the narrowing of airways from swelling, secretions, or masses. Long musical sounds, high-pitched, Location: all lung fields. Wheezes loud, continuous, high-pitched crowing sound that is caused by upper airway obstruction. This is the most serious of adventitious sounds and it requires immediate attention. Long crowing sounds, high-pitched, Location: Trachea. Usually audible without a stethoscope. Stridor