Auscultation Training by Repetition

Pleural Rubs

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Seated

Diaphragm

Listening Tips

Plural rubs are creaking or grating sounds that have been described as being similar to walking on fresh snow or a leather-on-leather type of sound. Pleural rubs stop when the patient holds a breath.

Lesson Text

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Basics of Lung Sounds

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soundID	55
maneuver	Seated
Title	Pleural Rubs
Position	Anterior-3L
realSoundID	6107
caseID	77
S1
Systole
S2
Diastole
features	Plural rubs are creaking or grating sounds that have been described as being similar to walking on fresh snow or a leather-on-leather type of sound. Pleural rubs stop when the patient holds a breath
lung sounds	True
chestpiece	Diaphragm