Respiratory sounds

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In this context, "adventitious" refers to sounds heard apart from the normal sounds of inspiration and expiration.

Types of adventitious breath sounds

• Rales, crackles or crepitations
• Wheeze and stridor
• Friction rub - See Differential Diagnosis
• Rhonchi»rhonchi -- indicative of bronchitis
• inspiratory gasp -- indicative of whooping cough
• Hamman's sign (or Mediastinal crunch)»Hamman sign -- indicative of pneumomediastinum

References

External links

• »R.A.L.E. Repository - sound files of breath sounds
• »Distinguishing sounds