Definition
Lung sounds, also called breath sounds, can be heard across the anterior and posterior chest walls. These breath sounds include crackles, wheezes, stridor and pleural rubs. These are explained in the Essentials of Lung Sounds lessons.
Lung Sounds Audio
Lung sounds audio recordings, along with explanatory text and chestpiece positioning, are
available within the lessons listed below. Additional lung sounds audio recordings can be found at Easy Auscultation's Lung Sounds Library.
Lung Sounds Rhonchi
Wheezes that are low-pitched that occur during inspiration and expiration are called rhonchi.
A rhonchi lung sounds lesson description with audio playback and quiz can be found in this page of our website: Rhonchi - Low Pitched Wheezes.
Lung Sounds Rales
Rales sound like crackling. In fact there are two different types of rales sounds, also
called fine crackles and coarse crackles. We have created a lesson for each of these variations of rales. Each lesson has text, audio, waveform and a challenge question Rales - Fine Crackles. and Rales - Coarse Crackles.