Breath Sounds Reference Guide

Reference guide with audio

Welcome to our auscultation guide for breath sounds. Click on any of the titles below to review text, waveforms and audio recordings.

Bronchophony - Abnormal

Bronchophony - Healthy

Bronchovesicular

Crackles - Coarse (Rales)

Crackles - Early Inspiratory (Rales)

Crackles - Fine (Rales)

Crackles - High Pitched (Rales)

Crackles - Late Inspiratory (Rales)

Crackles - Low Pitched (Rales)

Egophony - a

Egophony - e

Pleural Rubs

Rhonchi - Low Pitched Wheezes

Vesicular - Diminished

Vesicular - Normal

Wheezes - Expiratory

Wheezes - High Pitched

Wheezes - Low Pitched

Wheezes - Monophonic

Wheezes - Polyphonic

Whispered Pectoriloquy - Abnormal

Whispered Pectoriloquy - Healthy

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