Bronchophony - Healthy 138 | Auscultation Cheat Sheet with Sounds & Video | #139

Have the patient repeat '99' while you auscultate their chest walls. With healthy lungs, this whispered phrase will not be audible due to impeded sound transmission. Be sure to compare your findings with an auditory example in our Bronchophony - Abnormal lesson!

Patient Sounds

patient heart or lung sound
Bronchophony - Healthy 138 patient recording

Half Speed Patient Sounds

patient heart or lung sound
Bronchophony - Healthy 138 half speed

Technique

Patient position
The patient's position should be sitting.

Auscultation Tips

Features:Ask patient to say "99" several times. Auscultate chest walls. Over healthy lung areas "99" is not understandable. Compare this sound to the Bronchophony - Abnormal recording.

Sound Wave

Authors and Sources

Authors and Reviewers


Sources

  • Electrocardiography for Healthcare Professionals, 6th Edition Kathryn Booth and Thomas O'Brien
    ISBN10: 1265013470, ISBN13: 9781265013479
    McGraw Hill, 2023
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    Dale Dublin
    Cover Publishing Company
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    EKG.Academy
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    Aaron Reed
    Create Space Independent Publishing
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    Elsevier-Health Sciences Division
    Barbara A. Erickson, PhD, RN, CCRN
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    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkin)
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  • Project Semilla, UCLA Emergency Medicine, EKG Training Breena R. Taira, MD, MPH
  • ECG Reference Guide
    PracticalClinicalSkills.com
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Bronchophony - Healthy 138 | Auscultation Cheat Sheet with Sounds & Video | #139




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