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Which type of breath sound is characterized by soft and low-pitched sounds heard throughout inspiration and fading away about one third of the way through expiration?
Which type of breath sound is characterized by soft and low-pitched sounds heard throughout inspiration and fading away about one third of the way through expiration?
- Bronchial
- Bronchovesicular
- Vesicular (correct)
- Tracheal
Which breath sound type has inspiratory and expiratory sounds almost equal in length, sometimes separated by a silent interval?
Which breath sound type has inspiratory and expiratory sounds almost equal in length, sometimes separated by a silent interval?
- Tracheal
- Bronchial
- Bronchovesicular (correct)
- Vesicular
During which phase of respiration is it easier to detect differences in pitch and intensity of breath sounds?
During which phase of respiration is it easier to detect differences in pitch and intensity of breath sounds?
- Exhalation (correct)
- Inspiration
- Neither, it is equally easy in both phases
- It depends on the patient's health condition
What type of breath sound is characterized by loud, harsh sounds with a short silence between inspiratory and expiratory sounds?
What type of breath sound is characterized by loud, harsh sounds with a short silence between inspiratory and expiratory sounds?
Which breath sound type's expiratory sounds last longer than inspiratory sounds?
Which breath sound type's expiratory sounds last longer than inspiratory sounds?
What maneuver can be done to reproduce tracheal breath sounds on yourself?
What maneuver can be done to reproduce tracheal breath sounds on yourself?
What conditions can lead to lateral displacement of the trachea?
What conditions can lead to lateral displacement of the trachea?
In which conditions might the anteroposterior (AP) diameter to lateral chest diameter ratio exceed 0.9?
In which conditions might the anteroposterior (AP) diameter to lateral chest diameter ratio exceed 0.9?
What can cause a barrel-chest appearance in individuals?
What can cause a barrel-chest appearance in individuals?
What condition can lead to asymmetric expansion in the chest during breathing?
What condition can lead to asymmetric expansion in the chest during breathing?
Which of the following might cause abnormal muscle retraction of the intercostal spaces during inspiration?
Which of the following might cause abnormal muscle retraction of the intercostal spaces during inspiration?
Unilateral impairment or lagging in respiratory movement may suggest which of the following conditions?
Unilateral impairment or lagging in respiratory movement may suggest which of the following conditions?
What can cause tenderness over the intercostal muscles?
What can cause tenderness over the intercostal muscles?
What does the term "crepitus" refer to?
What does the term "crepitus" refer to?
Which of the following findings might suggest an underlying infection?
Which of the following findings might suggest an underlying infection?
How is chest expansion assessed during the physical examination?
How is chest expansion assessed during the physical examination?
What is the term used to describe the movement of the rib cage during inspiration?
What is the term used to describe the movement of the rib cage during inspiration?
Which of the following findings might be observed in mediastinitis?
Which of the following findings might be observed in mediastinitis?
What is the characteristic of wheezes in terms of pitch and quality?
What is the characteristic of wheezes in terms of pitch and quality?
Which condition is associated with sounds from secretions in large airways that may change with coughing?
Which condition is associated with sounds from secretions in large airways that may change with coughing?
What can fine late inspiratory crackles that persist from breath to breath suggest?
What can fine late inspiratory crackles that persist from breath to breath suggest?
Where are the crackles of heart failure usually best heard?
Where are the crackles of heart failure usually best heard?
What does the persistence of crackles, wheezes, or rhonchi after coughing or position change suggest?
What does the persistence of crackles, wheezes, or rhonchi after coughing or position change suggest?
Which term is used to describe sounds from secretions in large airways that may change with coughing?
Which term is used to describe sounds from secretions in large airways that may change with coughing?
What are the most common adventitious sounds described in the text?
What are the most common adventitious sounds described in the text?
What is the difference between fine crackles and coarse crackles?
What is the difference between fine crackles and coarse crackles?
What is the key difference between crackles and wheezes/rhonchi according to the text?
What is the key difference between crackles and wheezes/rhonchi according to the text?
Which of the following conditions can cause crackles according to the text?
Which of the following conditions can cause crackles according to the text?
What is the American Thoracic Society's recommendation regarding the term "rhonchi"?
What is the American Thoracic Society's recommendation regarding the term "rhonchi"?
