question - goodjob07

[ArchivalUser]

A 60 yr old male,comes for physical exam and has no complains .Vitals are normal.On examination he has vesicular breathing in midlower lobes of both lungs.What is diagnosis?
1.Asthma
2.Bronchitis.
3.Normal Breathing
4.CO poisoning
5.SArcoidosis

ans 3 ? what do you think ? thanks

[ArchivalUser]

vesicular breathing is another term for normal breath sounds.

[ArchivalUser]

3.Normal breath sounds

Note

- Pitch

-Intensity

-Quality

-Duration

Vesicular-

-heard over most of lung

-I>E

-low pitch

-soft intensity » sigh



Bronchovesicular-over bronchi

-I=E
-moderate pitch and intensity, breezy
Bronchial/Tracheal
-I<E
-high pitched, loud, blowing

Documenting NL breath sounds:

Vesicular breath sounds audible all lung fields bilaterally