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AudioTEACHING RESOURCE M0033
Auscultation: crackles
An individual MSD Manual recording of crackles, attributed to David W. Cugell.
MSD · D. W. Cugell
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Respiratory examination: listen and observe
A GUIDED SELECTION
Two auscultation recordings, an ultrasound loop and an incentive-spirometry demonstration.
Learning objectives
- Describe sounds and images using precise terms.
- Compare the resources before relating them to the clinical context.
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Observe
Describe the document or recording before looking at the explanation.
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Compare
Use the teaching notes and original source to revisit your interpretation.
03
Apply
Return to the course, book or OSCE station associated with the resource.
Watch and understand
VideosTEACHING RESOURCE M0034
Lung ultrasound: B-lines
Movie 3 from “Lung Ultrasound: The Essentials”, illustrating B-lines in a pulmonary oedema context.
Marini et al. · RSNA
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AudioTEACHING RESOURCE M0035
Auscultation: wheezing
An individual MSD Manual recording of wheezing, attributed to David W. Cugell.
MSD · D. W. Cugell
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Videos · 3:11TEACHING RESOURCE M0044
Using an incentive spirometer
A tutorial selected by Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust in a sickle-cell information leaflet.
Sélection Alder Hey NHS
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ImagesMICA IMAGES A0058
PA chest: reference image
A reference chest image described as normal.
Mikael Häggström · Radiographie thoracique de face : comparaison normale · CC0 1.0
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ImagesMICA IMAGES A0020
Pleural effusion · radiograph
Dependent opacity with costophrenic blunting and sometimes a meniscus; projection and position modify appearance.
James Heilman, MD · Radiographie : épanchement pleural gauche · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Effusionhalf.PNG · CC BY-SA 3.0
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ImagesMICA IMAGES A0074
Pulmonary congestion: radiograph
The source attributes this radiograph to heart failure.
James Heilman, MD · Congestion pulmonaire : radiographie · CC BY-SA 4.0
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ImagesMICA IMAGES A0100
Lobar consolidation: documented pneumonia
Focal pulmonary opacity in a pneumonia case; the radiograph alone does not identify the pathogen.
Mikael Häggström, M.D. — X-ray of lobar pneumonia.jpg — CC0 1.0 — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:X-ray_of_lobar_pneumonia.jpg
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