Decreased lung sounds

Decreased Lung Sounds. Intensity is usually higher in the bases than at the top of the lungs apices. The patient does have some decreased breath sounds on the right with bilateral wheezing with expiration. It means that the normal lung sounds are decreased and harder to hear. Diminished or absent breath sounds can also occur when breath sounds are reflected at the visceral and parietal pleurae.

Asthma can cause this before you hear the wheezing because of poor air flow. Reduced airflow from restrictive diseases such as fibrosis can also be a contributing factor according to medlineplus. Decreased breath sounds unless fibrosis occurs in upper. If you hear diminished decreased breath sounds you should investigate further possibly get a cxr. The patient does have some decreased breath sounds on the right with bilateral wheezing with expiration. Diminished or absent breath sounds can also occur when breath sounds are reflected at the visceral and parietal pleurae.

However in atelectasis of the upper lobes sounds produced in the trachea may be audible as the trachea is pulled towards the side of atelectasis.

However in atelectasis of the upper lobes sounds produced in the trachea may be audible as the trachea is pulled towards the side of atelectasis. Diminished or absent breath sounds can also occur when breath sounds are reflected at the visceral and parietal pleurae. Copd common to have decreased sounds. Diminished present when there is decreased air movement in the lungs. The patient has a hoarse cough throughout examination. Stridor a lung sound that occurs when an upper airway obstruction is present.