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crackles
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heard on inspiration and expiration
snapping/popping/bubbles |
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rales
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fine crackles
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wheezing
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continuous high pitched whistling
caused by obstruction |
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rhonchi
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low pitched (sonorous)
high pitched (sibilant) caused by partial blockage from thick mucous |
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stridor
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harsh/high/creaking
caused by upper airway obstruction |
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diminished breath sounds
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quieter/barely audible
caused by obstruction |
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absent breath sounds
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no sound due to no air mvmt
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