Breath Sounds Quiz (Short Answer) PDF

Breath Sounds Quiz (Short Answer) 1. What are the 5 Most Common Abnormal Breath Sounds? a. Wheezing, rhonchi, rales, stridor, pleural rub 2. Where does the “Stridor” breath sounds come from? a. Upper Airway 3. Where wo...

Breath Sounds Quiz (Short Answer) 1. What are the 5 Most Common Abnormal Breath Sounds? a. Wheezing, rhonchi, rales, stridor, pleural rub 2. Where does the “Stridor” breath sounds come from? a. Upper Airway 3. Where would you hear “Rales”? a. Lower Airway 4. What are “Abnormal Breath Sounds” called? a. Adventitious 5. Where can “Wheezes” happen? a. Upper and lower airway 6. What makes a “Wheeze”? a. Narrowing of the airway 7. What is the difference between “Inspiratory” wheezes and “Expiratory” wheezes? a. Inspiratory, late and upper while expiratory early and lower 8. What causes a “Pleural Rub” or Pleural Friction Rub? a. Visceral and Pleural linings rubbing together 9. What does wheezing sound like? a. High-pitched, continuous, Whistling, musical 10. When would you typically hear wheezing first? Inspiration or Expiration? 11. What does “Rhonchi” sound like? a. Bubbling, coarse crackles 12. What do “Rales” sound like? a. Fine, end-insp 13. Which can be suctioned out of a patient, Rhonchi or Rales? 14. What does “Stridor” sound like? a. High-pitched inspiratory, sometimes without a stethoscope! 15. What causes “Stridor”? a. Upper airway inflammation 16. How can you treat “Stridor”? a. Cool mist, Racemic Epinephrine 17. What does a “Pleural Friction Rub” (PF Rub) sound like? a. Leather rubbing together 18. What drug class is best to treat “expiratory wheezes” caused by bronchoconstriction? a. SABA, rescue inhalers 19. What drug class is best to treat a build-up of thick, retained secretions? a. Mucolytics or Mucoactive agents 20. What might cause a “PF Rub”? a. Pleurisy