Heart and Lung Sounds Reference Guide Aortic Pulmonic Erb's Point Tricuspid Mitral Lungs Egophony - a Auscultation Reference Unlock quizzes, lessons and more. Sign Up Patient Normal Speed play pause Patient Half Speed play pause Lesson For heart sounds listen to the synthetic sound while reviewing this lesson. Egophony is a voiced sound with a nasal quality, often described to be like a goat's bleating. Egophony has higher intensity over abnormal lung areas. Ask the patient to say "Eeee" several times. Auscultate the chest walls. Over consolidated lung areas, the sound is heard as an "A" (aaay).Compare this sound to the recording in the "Egophony - e" lesson. The waveform(s) seen above are a chart of sound amplitude (loudness) on the vertical axis against time on the horizontal axis. Listening Tips A summary of the key aspects of this heart or lung sound. Ask patient to say "Eeee" several times. Auscultate the chest walls. Over consolidated lung areas, the sound is heard as an "A" (aaay). Auscultation Method The recommended patient position is sitting For this sound, use stethoscope's diaphragm The recommended auscultation position for the stethoscope is posterior-3l Relevant Courses If you wish to review a complete mobile concerning Egophony - a Auscultation Reference and related heart sounds, the modules(s) listed below may be useful. Each lesson includes text that explains the auscultatory sound and its clinical significance. The lesson also includes an audio track for playback. A waveform provides a great way to visualize the sounds. Finally, we also include an animation video. For heart sounds, the video illustrates heart muscle and valve movements along with blood flow. For lung sounds, the primary source of the sounds can be seen. Each module also includes a quiz. Intermediate Lung Sounds202 Egophony - a Auscultation Reference