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Heart and Lung Sounds Reference Guide

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Welcome to our guide for heart and lung sounds. Select one of the titles below to review auscultation assessment tips, view phonocardiograms and listen to audio recordings.

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Bronchial
Bronchial
Bronchophony Abnormal
Bronchophony Abnormal
Bronchophony Healthy
Bronchophony Healthy
Bronchovesicular
Bronchovesicular
Crackles Coarse (Rales)
Crackles Coarse (Rales)
Crackles Early Inspiratory (Rales)
Crackles Early Inspiratory (Rales)
Crackles Fine (Rales)
Crackles Fine (Rales)
Crackles - High Pitched (Rales)
Crackles - High Pitched (Rales)
Crackles Late Inspiratory (Rales)
Crackles Late Inspiratory (Rales)
Crackles Low Pitched (Rales)
Crackles Low Pitched (Rales)
Egophony-a
Egophony-a
Egophony-e
Egophony-e
Rhonchi - Low Pitched Wheezes
Rhonchi - Low Pitched Wheezes
Stridor
Stridor
Vesicular - Diminished
Vesicular - Diminished
Vesicular - Normal
Vesicular - Normal
Wheeze
Wheeze
Wheezes - Expiratory
Wheezes - Expiratory
Wheezes - High Pitched
Wheezes - High Pitched
Wheezes - Low Pitched
Wheezes - Low Pitched
Wheezes - Monophonic
Wheezes - Monophonic
Wheezes - Polyphonic
Wheezes - Polyphonic
Whispered Pectoriloquy - Abnormal
Whispered Pectoriloquy - Abnormal
Whispered Pectoriloquy - Healthy
Whispered Pectoriloquy - Healthy
Parts of this page authored by Dr Barbara A Erickson.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Jonathan Keroes, MD, Cardiology

Heart and Lung Sound Reference Guide

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