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5 Cards in this Set
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Snoring
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Occurs when the upper airway is partially obstructed, usually by the tongue
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Stridor
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Harsh, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration and is characteristic of an upper airway obstruction such as croup
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Rhonchi
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Rattling sounds in the larger airways associated with excessive mucus or other material
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Crackles (also aclled rales)
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Fine, moist crackling sounds associated with fluid in the smaller airways
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Plerural friction rub
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Sounds like dried peices fo leather rubbing together; occurs when the pleura become inflamed, as in pleurisy
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