LUNG BREATH SOUNDS SKIN
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LUNG BREATH SOUNDS SKIN

Pallor: a pale colour of the skin that can suggest underlying anaemia (e.g.

Stridor has a wide range of causes, including foreign body inhalation (acute) and subglottic stenosis (chronic).

Stridor: a high-pitched extra-thoracic breath sound resulting from turbulent airflow through narrowed upper airways.

Wheeze is often associated with asthma, COPD and bronchiectasis.

Wheeze: a continuous, coarse, whistling sound produced in the respiratory airways during breathing.A dry cough may suggest a diagnosis of asthma or interstitial lung disease. Cough: a productive cough can be associated with several respiratory pathologies including pneumonia, bronchiectasis, COPD and CF.

LUNG BREATH SOUNDS FULL

The inability to speak in full sentences is an indicator of significant shortness of breath. Shortness of breath is a common feature of most respiratory pathology, however possible underlying diagnoses in an OSCE could include asthma, pulmonary oedema, pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer and COPD. Shortness of breath: signs may include nasal flaring, pursed lips, use of accessory muscles, intercostal muscle recession and the tripod position (sitting or standing leaning forward and supporting the upper body with hands on knees or other surfaces).peripheral vasoconstriction secondary to hypovolaemia) or inadequate oxygenation of the blood (e.g. Cyanosis: bluish discolouration of the skin due to poor circulation (e.g.Age: the patient’s approximate age is helpful when considering the most likely underlying pathology, with younger patients more likely to have diagnoses such as asthma or cystic fibrosis (CF) and older patients more likely to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease or malignancy.Inspect the patient from the end of the bed whilst at rest, looking for clinical signs suggestive of underlying pathology: Listen to rales here on the Medzcool YouTube channel.You might also be interested in our premium collection of 1,000+ ready-made OSCE Stations, including a range of clinical examination stations ✨ General inspection Clinical signs Rales are usually broken up into more specific types, based on the way they sound. When these tiny sacs are damaged or weighed down with fluid or mucus, they can make a crackling sound as they attempt to fill with air. These are tiny sacs of air and inflate and deflate with each breath. This usually occurs in the smaller parts of the lungs, like the alveoli. These sounds are formed when air moves into closed spaces.

The terms rales or crackles have been used interchangeably and are usually a matter of preference, not a difference in the condition. Rales are a higher-pitched sound sometimes called crackles or bibasilar crackles.

Listen to rhonchi here on the Medzcool YouTube channel. The sound you hear is the the sound the air makes as it moves around the blockage. These sounds are produced when there is something blocking the airway, like fluid. Rhonchi can either come and go on and inhale or exhale or be heard continuously. It can be heard on an inhale or exhale, and it’s often compared to the sound of snoring. This low-pitched sound that usually starts in the larger airways in the lungs. The difference between the two is in the pitch and the exact cause of the sound. Rales and rhonchi can both be coarse, even crackling sounds.

Lung breath sounds