Ace Your Medical Surgical Nursing & Pathophysiology Classes and Exams with Picmonic: #1 Visual Mnemonic Study Tool for Practical Nurse (LPN) Students
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Medical Surgical Nursing & Pathophysiology | Practical Nurse (LPN) School Study Aid
Lung Sounds - Wheezes
- Location
- Throughout Lung
- Description
- High Pitched
- Sounds Like
- Musical
- Cause
- Air Moving through Narrowed Airways
38 secs
Lung Sounds - Crackles
- Location
- Lower Lobes
- Description
- Fine/Coarse
- Sounds Like
- Fine: Twisting Hair through Fingers
- Coarse: Velcro
- Cause
- Collapsed Small Airways and Alveoli "Popping Open"
1 min
Lung Sounds - Rhonchi
- Location
- Trachea and Bronchi
- Description
- Low Pitched Rumbling
- Sounds Like
- Gurgling
- Cause
- Narrowed Airway
- Secretions or Bronchospasm
49 secs
Lung Sounds - Pleural Friction Rub
- Location
- Anterior Lateral Lung
- Description
- Dry, Rubbing, or Squeaking
- Sounds Like
- Rubbing a Balloon with Finger
- Cause
- Inflamed Pleura
50 secs
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