Sign-in, or Join our Auscultation-Essentials plan. Join

Whispered Pectoriloquy - Healthy Auscultation Lesson with Recordings

Virtual Auscultation

patient torso with stethoscope chestpiece

patient position during auscultation
The patient's position is sitting.

Lesson

To test for whispered pectoriloquy, have your patient whisper '1-2-3' a few times. If the voice's high frequencies seem dampened, that would suggest an abnormal lung area - compare it to what is heard in our lesson on Whispered Pectoriloquy - Abnormal.
1

Waveform

Authors and Sources

Authors and Reviewers

Sources

? v:9 | onAr:0 | onPs:0 | tLb:0 | tLbJs:0
isPageNeedsInvoke:False | isTc: False
isHome:False | uStat: False | db:0 | pu:False | jsNext:False | pv:1 | now: 11/3/2024 7:15:06 AM | n? True | i? True
pu:False | ads: True | iparam: 0 | firstPage? True | showD? False





An error has occurred. Please reload the page or visit our other website, Practical Clinical Skills. Reload 🗙