Jan 6, 2025 · Are you familiar with the sounds your lungs can make and what they might indicate? Learn about wheezing, crackling, stridor, and their meanings.

Dec 16, 2025 · Learn the types of lung sounds, what causes them, and how auscultation helps identify respiratory conditions early and accurately.

Lung sounds are either normal (vesicular) or abnormal. Abnormal lung sounds include rhonchi, wheezing, stridor, crackles (rales) and pleural rub.

Abnormalities can be the presence of bronchial breath sounds, diminished or absent breath sounds, or the presence of added/Adventitious breath sounds. Bronchial breathing is hollow, tubular...

Sep 18, 2024 · Understanding and recognising abnormal lung sounds can aid in early diagnosis and timely intervention, often before other clinical signs become apparent. This article explores the …

Jan 24, 2025 · Identifying and recognising various lung sounds is crucial to determining the diagnosis and guiding investigations and management. This article will cover the clinical features of common …

Dec 5, 2025 · The three normal/healthy lung sounds include bronchial, bronchovesicular, and vesicular lung sounds. These sounds are heard on auscultation of various regions of the respiratory tract and …

Dec 15, 2025 · Normal lung sounds are the sounds produced by the lungs and airways during normal breathing. They are soft, blowing, or rustling sounds that can be heard in most lung spaces. What …

Nov 24, 2023 · During breathing, an individual’s lungs can make a variety of sounds. While certain lung sounds are typical and indicate that the lungs are working correctly, other sounds can indicate an...

Sep 15, 2025 · Breath sounds heard during auscultation of the lungs can help diagnose lung diseases. Learn about sounds such as wheezes, stridor, rhonchi, and more.