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Whispered Pectoriloquy - Healthy | Auscultation #142 | Lesson with Audio

patient thorax when auscultating by stethoscope

patient position during auscultation
The patient was sitting during auscultation.

Description

To test for whispered pectoriloquy, have your patient whisper '1-2-3' a few times. If the voice's high frequencies seem dampened, that would suggest an abnormal lung area - compare it to what is heard in our lesson on Whispered Pectoriloquy - Abnormal.

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