Types of Lung Sounds

In this lesson, we are going to do a review of a very important topic: lung sounds.  We will start off with recognizing normal lung sounds and then progress into assessing for abnormal, or adventitious, lung sounds.  We will also talk about what can cause the different types of lung sounds and give you an opportunity to listen to different types sounds so you can practice and become more familiar with them.

Learning Objectives:

Upon the completion of this lesson, learners will be able to:

1. Recognize abnormal lung sounds
2. Understand causes of adventitious lung sounds
3. Describe normal lung sounds
4. Describe abnormal lung sounds