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Specific Lung Sound Recordings (Items Below Require Speakers or Headphones)
Normal	Normal Breath Sounds Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago	Normal LUMEN: Loyola University Medical Education Network Loyola University Medical Center	Normal Lung Auscultation Assistant / Lungs: Breath Sounds UCLA Department of Medicine	Just Normal Vesicular Sounds University of California at Davis School of Medicine	Normal Vesicular Sounds Stone River Wavelet Analysis Laboratory (Japan)	Vesicular Sound Yoshimasa Electronic Co., Japan
Normal Bronchial Breathing	Bronchial Breathing Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago	Bronchial LUMEN: Loyola University Medical Education Network Loyola University Medical Center		Normal bronchovesicular sounds University of California at Davis School of Medicine		Bronchial Breath Sound Yoshimasa Electronic Co., Japan
Normal Tracheal Breathing				Normal tracheobronchial sounds University of California at Davis School of Medicine		Tracheal Sound Yoshimasa Electronic Co., Japan
Crackles		Crackles LUMEN: Loyola University Medical Education Network Loyola University Medical Center	Crackles Auscultation Assistant / Lungs: Breath Sounds UCLA Department of Medicine	Medium Crackles University of California at Davis School of Medicine	Crackles Stone River Wavelet Analysis Laboratory (Japan)
Fine Crackles	Fine Crackles Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago			Fine Crackles University of California at Davis School of Medicine		Fine Crackles Yoshimasa Electronic Co., Japan
Coarse Crackles	Course Crackles Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago			Coarse Crackles University of California at Davis School of Medicine		Course Crackle Yoshimasa Electronic Co., Japan
Crackles and Bronchial Breathing Arteriosus
Inspiratory Crackles				Fine Late-Inspiratory Crackles University of California at Davis School of Medicine Inspiratory crackles, expiratory wheeze University of California at Davis School of Medicine
Squawk
Wheezes		Wheeze LUMEN: Loyola University Medical Education Network Loyola University Medical Center	Wheezes Auscultation Assistant UCLA Department of Medicine	Inspiratory crackles, expiratory wheeze University of California at Davis School of Medicine Mild expiratory wheeze University of California at Davis School of Medicine	Wheezing Stone River Wavelet Analysis Laboratory (Japan)	Wheezing Yoshimasa Electronic Co., Japan
Pleural Rub	Pleural Rub Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago	Pleural Rub LUMEN: Loyola University Medical Education Network Loyola University Medical Center		Pleural Friction Rub University of California at Davis School of Medicine
Stridor	Stridor Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago	Stridor LUMEN: Loyola University Medical Education Network Loyola University Medical Center		Inspiratory & expiratory stridor University of California at Davis School of Medicine
Grunting					Grunting Stone River Wavelet Analysis Laboratory (Japan)
Cavernous Breathing	Cavernous Breathing Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago
Rhoncus	Rhoncus Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago					Rhonci Yoshimasa Electronic Co., Japan
Lung Consolidation		Consolidation LUMEN: Loyola University Medical Education Network Loyola University Medical Center		Sound over lung consolidation University of California at Davis School of Medicine
Lung Cavitation		Cavitation LUMEN: Loyola University Medical Education Network Loyola University Medical Center
Crepidus				Bone crepidus sound University of California at Davis School of Medicine
Emphysema	Davis School of Medicine			Subcutaneous Emphysema University of California at
Specific Voice Sound Recordings (Items Below Require Speakers or Headphones)
Normal Voice Transmission	Normal Voice Transmission Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago			Normal Voice E University of California at Davis School of Medicine
Bronchophony	Bronchophony Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago
Egophony	Egophony Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago			Egophony University of California at Davis School of Medicine
Normal Whisper	Normal Whisper Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago			Normal whisper sound University of California at Davis School of Medicine
Whispering Pectoriloquy	Whispering Pectoriloquy Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago			Whispered pectoriloquy University of California at Davis School of Medicine

Web Sites

Primary Sites With Sounds

Auditory Findings
Stritch School of Medicine
Loyola University Chicago
Recording Acknowledgement:
Dr. David Cugell, Northwestern University and the American College of Chest Physicians

Bronchial
LUMEN: Loyola University Medical Education Network
Loyola University Medical Center

Lungs: Breath Sounds
Auscultation Assistant
UCLA Department of Medicine
Recording Acknowledgement:
_{Text and sound copyright 1997,
Christopher Cable, MD}

_{Thanks to}

_{for providing the tools to record some of the sounds}

IMD 420-C Review of Lung Sounds
University of California at Davis School of Medicine
Recording Acknowledgement:
Comments & Feedback can be made to Instructor of Record Samuel Louie, M.D.
Web and technical questions can be made to OCS Course Coordinator: Lina Ibarra

Wavelet Analysis of Lung Sounds
Stone River Wavelet Analysis Laboratory (Japan)
Recording Acknowledgement: Outline of "Wavelet Analysis for Clinical Medicine"(in Japanese) published by MEDICAL PUBLICATION (IGAKU-SHUPPAN) , ISBN 4-7578-0000-2 (in appending CD-ROM, it is public presentation of "Wavelet Analysis and Spectrum Analysis Software : MEM", and all source codes)

Introduction to Simple Sound Measurement
Yoshimasa Electronic Co., Japan
Recording Acknowledgement:
Lung sound from http://www.medic.mie-u.ac.jp/student/haionn01.html
April 2003 by Masatsugu Sakurai

Secondary Sites With Sounds

Lung Sounds: Chest Auscultation

Virtual Hospital

Recording Acknowledgement:

*All .wav lung sounds appear courtesy of the R.A.L.E Repository. To find out more about these lung sounds, how they were recorded or information about lung sounds in general, please visit there

**The author would like to thank Dr. David Cugell, Northwestern University and the American College of Chest Physicians for providing

How to Perform a Pulmonary Physical Examination

Auscultation of Lungs: Method of Exam

LUMEN: Loyola University Medical Education Network
Loyola University Medical Center

Screening Physical Exam Self Evaluation: Lung Auscultation

LUMEN: Loyola University Medical Education Network
Loyola University Medical Cente

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Narrative (print) Descriptions of Sounds

Virtual Stethoscope
McGill University

Wavelet (Sonogram Chart) Images of Sounds

Wavelet Analysis of Lung Sounds
Stone River Wavelet Analysis Laboratory (Japan)

Lung Sound Measurement
Yoshimasa Electronic Co., Japan
April 2003 by Masatsugu Sakurai

Contacts: Rhonda Everett , Karl Woodworth

Emory Hospital Branch Library / Grady Branch Library / Emory University / Atlanta, Ga. USA

Last Update: 3/14/05

Web Sites
Primary Sites With Sounds	Auditory Findings Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago Recording Acknowledgement: Dr. David Cugell, Northwestern University and the American College of Chest Physicians	Bronchial LUMEN: Loyola University Medical Education Network Loyola University Medical Center	Lungs: Breath Sounds Auscultation Assistant UCLA Department of Medicine Recording Acknowledgement: _{Text and sound copyright 1997, Christopher Cable, MD} _{Thanks to} _{for providing the tools to record some of the sounds}	IMD 420-C Review of Lung Sounds University of California at Davis School of Medicine Recording Acknowledgement: Comments & Feedback can be made to Instructor of Record Samuel Louie, M.D. Web and technical questions can be made to OCS Course Coordinator: Lina Ibarra	Wavelet Analysis of Lung Sounds Stone River Wavelet Analysis Laboratory (Japan) Recording Acknowledgement: Outline of "Wavelet Analysis for Clinical Medicine"(in Japanese) published by MEDICAL PUBLICATION (IGAKU-SHUPPAN) , ISBN 4-7578-0000-2 (in appending CD-ROM, it is public presentation of "Wavelet Analysis and Spectrum Analysis Software : MEM", and all source codes)	Introduction to Simple Sound Measurement Yoshimasa Electronic Co., Japan Recording Acknowledgement: Lung sound from http://www.medic.mie-u.ac.jp/student/haionn01.html April 2003 by Masatsugu Sakurai
Secondary Sites With Sounds	Lung Sounds: Chest Auscultation Virtual Hospital Recording Acknowledgement: All .wav lung sounds appear courtesy of the R.A.L.E Repository. To find out more about these lung sounds, how they were recorded or information about lung sounds in general, please visit there *The author would like to thank Dr. David Cugell, Northwestern University and the American College of Chest Physicians for providing
How to Perform a Pulmonary Physical Examination	Auscultation of Lungs: Method of Exam LUMEN: Loyola University Medical Education Network Loyola University Medical Center Screening Physical Exam Self Evaluation: Lung Auscultation LUMEN: Loyola University Medical Education Network Loyola University Medical Cente		r
Narrative (print) Descriptions of Sounds	Virtual Stethoscope McGill University
Wavelet (Sonogram Chart) Images of Sounds	Wavelet Analysis of Lung Sounds Stone River Wavelet Analysis Laboratory (Japan)	Lung Sound Measurement Yoshimasa Electronic Co., Japan April 2003 by Masatsugu Sakurai