(wheezes)

Mechanism The turbulent flow is formed in trachea, bronchi or bronchioli due to airway narrow or incomplete obstruction.

Causes

  • Congestion
  • Secretion
  • Spasma
  • Tumor
  • Foreign subject
  • Compression

Rhonchi Characteristics of rhonchi

  1. Adventitious sound
  2. High pitch
  3. Dominance in phase of expiration
  4. Variable intensity of character or site
  5. Wheezing