Stridor 651 Lesson

patient thorax when auscultating by stethoscope

patient position during auscultation
The patient was sitting during auscultation.

Description

Stridor is generated by air flowing through an upper airway that is narrowed or obstructed. It occurs in 10-20% of extubated patients. Stridor is a loud, high-pitched crowing breath sound heard during inspiration. Stridor may also occur throughout the respiratory cycle, particularly if the condition worsens. Often it can be heard without a stethoscope. Causes of stridor are obstructions, pertussis, croup, epiglottis, aspirations.

Phonocardiogram

Authors and Sources

Authors and Reviewers

Sources

  • Heart and Lung Sounds Reference Library Diane S. Wrigley
    Publisher: PESI
  • Impact Patient Care: Key Physical Assessment Strategies and the Underlying Pathophysiology
    Diane S Wrigley & Rosale Lobo
  • Practical Clinical Skills: Lung Sounds
  • PESI Faculty - Diane S Wrigley
  • Case Profiles in Respiratory Care 3rd Ed, 2019
    William A.French
    Published by Delmar Cengage
  • Essential Lung Sounds by William A. French
    Published by Cengage Learning, 2011
  • Understanding Lung Sounds Steven Lehrer, MD
  • Clinical Heart Disease W Proctor Harvey, MD
    Clinical Heart Disease
    Laennec Publishing; 1st edition (January 1, 2009)
  • Heart and Lung Sounds Reference Guide
    PracticalClinicalSkills.com




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