Concept of Oxygenation

high pitched & usually loud, heard over the trachea Inspiration/expiration are equal
center of chest softer tubular quality
heard over the thorax, lower pitched and softer than bronchial breathing.
Small clicking, bubbling, or rattling sounds in the lungs. End of inspiration, alveoli, discontinuous
low pitched can often clear with cough, COPD
High-pitched sounds continuous produced by secretions and/or narrowed airways heard often on expiration
Inflammation, irritation with symmetrical inspiration and expiration, leather creaking sound, localized, no change with cough

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high pitched & usually loud, heard over the trachea Inspiration/expiration are equal
center of chest softer tubular quality
heard over the thorax, lower pitched and softer than bronchial breathing.
Small clicking, bubbling, or rattling sounds in the lungs. End of inspiration, alveoli, discontinuous
low pitched can often clear with cough, COPD
High-pitched sounds continuous produced by secretions and/or narrowed airways heard often on expiration
Inflammation, irritation with symmetrical inspiration and expiration, leather creaking sound, localized, no change with cough

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