Auscultation Training by Repetition

Egophony - e

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Sitting

Diaphragm

Listening Tips

Ask patient to say "eeeeeee". Auscultate the lungs. Over healthy lung areas, the sound is understandable as an "e"..

Repetition Training - Voiced Sounds

Table of Contents

1	Bronchophony - Healthy	139
2	Bronchophony - Abnormal	152
3	Egophony - e	137
4	Egophony - a	150
5	Whispered Pectoriloquy - Healthy	138
6	Whispered Pectoriloquy - Abnormal	151

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Lesson Text

Egophony is a voice sound with a nasal quality, often described to be like a goat's bleating. Egophony has higher intensity over abnormal areas. Over healthy lung areas, egophony will not be present.

Ask the patient to say "Eeee" several times and auscultate the chest walls. Over healthy lung areas, the sound is understandable as an "E".

Compare this sound to the recording in the "Egophony - a" lesson.

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soundID	118
maneuver	Sitting
Title	Egophony - e
Position	Posterior-3L
realSoundID	6007
caseID	137
S1
Systole
S2
Diastole
features	Ask patient to say "eeeeeee". Auscultate the lungs. Over healthy lung areas, the sound is understandable as an "e".
lung sounds	True
chestpiece	Diaphragm