Breath sounds
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Breath sounds refer to the specific sounds identified through auscultation of the respiratory system with a stethoscope.
In this context, "adventitious" refers to sounds heard apart from the normal sounds of inspiration and expiration.
A new technology, vibration response imaging, produces dynamic images of the lungs by measuring the vibration energy generated in lungs. It is non-invasive and radiation-free. Developed by Israeli pediatrician Igal Kushnir, the equipment is marketed as Deep Breeze.
[edit] Types of adventitious breath sounds
- Rales, crackles or crepitations
- Wheeze and stridor
- Friction rub
- Rhonchi[1] -- indicative of bronchitis
- inspiratory gasp -- indicative of whooping cough
- Hamman's sign (or Mediastinal crunch)[2] -- indicative of pneumomediastinum
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- R.A.L.E. Repository - sound files of breath sounds
- Distinguishing sounds
- Wilkins R, Dexter J, Smith J (1984). "Survey of adventitious lung sound terminology in case reports". Chest 85 (4): 523–5. doi:. PMID 6705583.
- MeSH Respiratory+sounds
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