AUSCULTATION SKILLS: BREATH SOUNDS, 5TH EDITION

Course overview

Improve your ability to auscultate breath sounds and interpret findings with this practical course. It describes normal and abnormal lung sounds, best auscultation sites, and tips for identifying each sound. Age-related differences in respiratory A & P and auscultory changes across the lifespan are highlighted. It also translates common auscultory English/Spanish terms. Rapid review flowcharts of common findings help you recognize and determine interventions. Course Objectives ¿Describe the normal anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system. ¿Discuss the fundamentals of auscultation of the respiratory system. ¿Identify normal respiratory auscultation findings. ¿Describe abnormal breath and voice sounds. ¿Explain etiologies of abnormal breath sounds. ¿Recognize adventitious breath sounds and their significance.