Lung Sounds and Percussion Quiz

What is the tone of percussion over healthy lung fields?

• Dull

• Resonant

• Hyperresonant

• Silent

What does a hyperresonant tone during percussion indicate?

• Normal lung function

• Too much air, such as in emphysema

• Fluid in the lungs

• Consolidation, such as in pneumonia

What does a dull tone during percussion suggest?

• Healthy lungs

• Emphysema

• Consolidation, such as in pneumonia

• Asthma

Which of the following is a normal bronchial (tracheal) sound?

• Low-pitched, soft

• High-pitched, loud

• Moderate pitch/amplitude

• Silent

Where are bronchovesicular sounds typically heard?

• Peripheral lung fields

• Near major bronchi

• Over the trachea

• In the abdomen

What characterizes vesicular sounds?

• High-pitched, loud

• Moderate pitch/amplitude

• Low, soft, inspiration > expiration

• Silent

Which of the following is an adventitious sound?

• Vesicular

• Bronchial

• Crackles

• Bronchovesicular

What type of sound is a wheeze?

• Sibilant or sonorous

• High-pitched, loud

• Low, soft

• Moderate pitch/amplitude

What does pleural friction rub indicate?

• Normal lung function

• Fluid in the lungs

• Inflammation of the pleura

• Upper airway obstruction

What is stridor associated with?

• Lower airway obstruction

• Upper airway obstruction

• Normal lung function

• Pleural inflammation