Lung Assessment

god, I haven't done that since nursing school- i think it was called "tactile resonance"

Close ERRN, it is tactile fremitus

Close ERRN, it is tactile fremitus

I knew it had tactile in it! Does anyone even DO that, other than in nursing school????

I just finished nursing school and I've never even heard of this...

tactile fremitus (when palpating using either the palmar base of the fingers or the ulnar edge of one hand; the phrase generates vibrations; decreased fremitus occurs when anything obstructs transmission of vibrations; increased fremitus occurs with compresson or consolidation of lung tissue eg. lobar pneumonia).

And when checking voice sounds - bronchophony (ask the person to say "ninety-nine" while listening with the stethoscope over the chest wall - increased lung density will enhance transmission of voice sounds and you will hear a clear "ninety-nine" (the words are more distinct than normal and sound close to your ear)

Have you tried egophony? (Greek - the voice of a goat - if "eeee" changes to "aaaaa" over areas of consolidation)