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Percussion Sounds

Sound Intensity Pitch Length Quality Example of

origin

Resonance (heard over part Loud Low Long Hollow Normal lung

air and part solid

Hyper-resonance (heard Very loud Low Long Booming Lung with
over mostly air emphysema

Tympany (heard Loud High Moderate Drum like Puffed-out cheek,

over air) gastric bubble

Dullness (heard over more Medium Medium Moderate Thud like Diaphragm, pleural

solid tissue effusion

Flatness (heard over very Soft High short Flat Muscle, Bone,

dense tissue Thigh