Where?
Upper or lower field? Right, left, or both? Anterior, lateral, posterior, or over the neck?
Start here
Hear it, describe it, locate it, then connect it to the patient
Breath sounds are clues—not diagnoses. A strong assessment combines sound, respiratory rate, effort, chest rise, SpO₂, ETCO₂, skin signs, history, and response to treatment.
Side to sidecompare matching locations
1 full cyclelisten at each point
Skin, not clothesreduce rubbing noise
Reassessafter treatment or change
Choose your path
What do you want to do first?
Choose a learning goal
You will get the best page to start with and a direct link to the simulator.
Four questions
How should you describe a breath sound?
When?
Inspiratory, expiratory, or both? Early, middle, or late in the respiratory cycle?
What quality?
Continuous or discontinuous? Musical, harsh, popping, coarse, low-pitched, or diminished?
What changed?
Did coughing, repositioning, suction, bronchodilator treatment, oxygenation, or ventilation change the sound?
Interactive pages
Build the skill one layer at a time
Each page teaches the concept before asking the learner to identify or apply it.
Audio Sound Library
Listen to normal vesicular, wheezing, coarse crackles, stridor, and simulated diminished sounds. Then try a mystery-sound challenge.
Open sound libraryAuscultation Skills
Use anterior and posterior pictures, learn the side-to-side ladder, and arrange the listening steps.
Open skills pageClinical Clues
Connect sounds to common causes, warning signs, treatment categories, and patient scenarios.
Open clinical cluesPractice tools
Use your respiratory simulators together
Breath Sound Simulator
Choose different left and right sounds, rotate the patient, and tap anterior, posterior, lateral, and neck points.
Launch simulatorRespiratory Rate
Count chest rise and document rate, depth, effort, and pattern.
Practice respirationsPulse Oximetry & Capnography
Connect auscultation findings to oxygenation and ventilation data.
Open pulse oxRemember: A loud wheeze is not always worse than a quiet chest. In severe bronchospasm, airflow can become so limited that wheezing fades—the “silent chest” is an emergency warning sign.