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Abnormal Lung Sounds Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which abnormal breath sound is characterized by continuous, high-pitched whistling sounds heard during expiration and sometimes during inspiration?

a)

Stridor

b)

Wheezes

c)

Rhonchi

d)

Pleural friction rub

2.

What type of abnormal lung sound is typically described as 'crackling rice paper' and is heard during inspiration?

a)

Rhonchi

b)

Stridor

c)

Rales

d)

Wheezes

3.

Which abnormal breath sound is most commonly associated with upper airway obstruction and is loudest over the trachea?

a)

Pleural friction rub

b)

Rales

c)

Stridor

d)

Rhonchi

4.

Coarse crackles that sound like air bubbling through fluid are also known as:

a)

Wheezes

b)

Rhonchi

c)

Rales

d)

Stridor

5.

Which breath sound is described as a low-pitched snoring or gurgling sound?

a)

Rhonchi

b)

Stridor

c)

Pleural friction rub

d)

Rales

6.

What type of breath sound occurs when inflamed pleural surfaces rub together during breathing?

a)

Rales

b)

Wheezes

c)

Pleural friction rub

d)

Rhonchi

7.

Fine crackles heard at the lung bases that don't clear with coughing are most likely:

a)

Wheezes

b)

Rales

c)

Rhonchi

d)

Stridor

8.

Which abnormal breath sound is typically associated with conditions like asthma and COPD?

a)

Pleural friction rub

b)

Stridor

c)

Rales

d)

Wheezes

9.

The presence of pleural friction rub most commonly indicates:

a)

Bronchial inflammation

b)

Pleural inflammation

c)

Bronchial obstruction

d)

Tracheal obstruction

10.

Which breath sound is most likely to be heard in both phases of respiration and may clear with coughing?

a)

Stridor

b)

Pleural friction rub

c)

Rhonchi

d)

Rales