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Orthopnea
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Difficulty breathing when supine
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Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
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Awakening from sleep with SOB an needing to be upright to achieve comfort
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Tactile (or vocal) fremitus
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Palpable vibration
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Decreased fremitus occurs
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When anything obstructs transmission of vibrations such as obstructed bronchus, pleural effusion or thickening, pneumothorax, or emphysema
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Increased fremitus occurs
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With compression or consolidation of lung tissue such as lobar pneumonia
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Rhoncal fremitus palpable
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With bronchial secretions
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Pleural friction fremitus
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Palpable with inflammation of the pleura
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Crepitus occurs in
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Crackling sensation palpable over skin surface; occurs in subcutaneous emphysema
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What is resonance?
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Low-pitched, clear, hollow sound found in healthy lung tissues in adult
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What is hyperresonance? when is it found?
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Lower-pitched, booming sound found when too much air is present; found in emphysema or pheumo-thorax
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What is dull note? when is it found?
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Soft, muffled thud; signals abnormal density in lungs; found in pneumonia, pleural effusion, atelectasis, or tumor
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Decreased or absent breath sounds occur
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Bronchial tree obstructed; loss of elasticity in lung fibers and decreased force of inspired air; anything that obstructs transmission of sound between lung and stethoscope
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Increased breath sounds
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Occur with consolidation or pneumonia; compression or fluid in the intrapleural space
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What is adventitious sounds?
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Added sounds not normally heard in lungs
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What are crackles?
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A type of adventitious sound also known as rales
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