Breath sounds!
Vesicular sounds:
Inspiration is longer than expiration. No pause in between.
They are normal.
Inspiration is longer than expiration. No pause in between.
They are normal.
Mnemonic:
VE is short. (Expiration is short)
VesI is long. (Inspiration is long)
Bronchial breath sounds:
Inspiration and expiration occupy the same duration of time and are separated by a pause.
Inspiration and expiration occupy the same duration of time and are separated by a pause.
Heard in: Consolidation or a large cavity.
Mnemonic:
B for Bronchial, B for Both are equal.
Broncho-vesicular sounds:
Both are equal with a pause.
Heard in: Bronchial asthma, Emphysema.
Both are equal with a pause.
Heard in: Bronchial asthma, Emphysema.
Mnemonic:
The B for Both are equal. The hyphen reminds me of the pause.
The B for Both are equal. The hyphen reminds me of the pause.
That's all!
Everything is awesome :D
-IkaN
Everything is awesome :D
-IkaN
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also vesicular sounds are soft and low pitched
ReplyDeletebronchial sounds -loud and high pitched
Thank you for the extra points!
DeleteIn bronchial sounds, expiration is longer than inspiration
ReplyDeleteI am not sure about it, some people would say they are equal, others would disagree!
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