An able airman with a disqualify-. ing diagnosis, after FAA review, is given. a letter that permits any Aviation Medi-. cal Examiner to certify after reviewing. the pilot's current medical status, with-. out involving the bureaucracy.
Normal Lung Sounds. Normal breath sounds are classified as tracheal, bronchial, and vesicular sounds. The patterns of normal breath sounds are created by the effect of body structures on air moving through airway. Normal lung sounds can be considered abnormal when the sound occurs in an area in which the sounds should not be present.
Common breathing and lung sounds are referred to as wheezing, rales or stridor. Wheezing is a high pitched sound that is often heard when you breathe out, or exhale. Yet, the sound of wheezing may be heard with an inhaled breath. Causes for wheezing include: TB. GERD. COPD. goiter.