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  2. Crackles - Wikipedia

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    Crackles are more common during the inspiratory than the expiratory phase of breathing, but they may be heard during the expiratory phase. Crackles are often described as fine, medium, and coarse. They can also be characterized as to their timing: fine crackles are usually late-inspiratory, whereas coarse crackles are early inspiratory.

  3. Respiratory sounds - Wikipedia

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    Fine crackles Coarse crackles [13] [14] Several sources will also refer to "medium" crackles, as a crackling sound that seems to fall between the coarse and fine crackles. Crackles are defined as discrete sounds that last less than 250 ms, while the continuous sounds (rhonchi and wheezes) last approximately 250 ms.

  4. Respiratory examination - Wikipedia

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    Crackles or rales. Intermittent, non-musical and brief sounds heard during inspiration only. They may be described as fine (soft, high-pitched) or coarse (louder, low-pitched). These are the result of alveoli opening due to increased air pressure during inspiration.

  5. Pulmonary edema - Wikipedia

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    Other signs include end-inspiratory crackles (crackling sounds heard at the end of a deep breath) on auscultation and the presence of a third heart sound. [3] Shortness of breath can manifest as orthopnea (inability to breathe sufficiently when lying down flat) and/or paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (episodes of severe sudden breathlessness at ...

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  7. Pulmonary consolidation - Wikipedia

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    Possible medium, late, or pan-inspiratory crackles Vocal resonance is increased. Here, the patient's voice (or whisper, as in whispered pectoriloquy ) can be heard more clearly when there is consolidation, as opposed to the healthy lung where speech sounds muffled.

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