lung sounds: rales vs crackles vs ronchi vs coarse breath sounds
Dec 18, 2006 · What are the subtle differences between these phrases? from my understanding, crackles is replacement word for rales. i've also heard of ronchi being thrown around. and then …
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Jun 7, 2011 · What exactly does clear to auscultation imply? Does that simply mean you can hear lung sounds bilaterally? If you hear rales or wheezing is it no longer CLEAR to auscultation or are those …
What is tactile fremitus? | Student Doctor Network Forums
Aug 8, 2004 · Tactile fremitus is the increased transmission of sound waves through a consolidated lung. This means if you have your hands on a patient's chest or back and have them say "99," if an …
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Aug 29, 2018 · The amplified lung sounds help a bit and helps me clearly distinguish fine velcro rales of IPF versus the wet rales of CHF. Recording it compare later on might be helpful (though I do lung …
Pathophysiology of lung crackles/rales | Student Doctor Network Forums
Jul 12, 2015 · Im having trouble finding out the pathophys behing lung crackles. Can someone please explain? Specifically, why would you hear lung crackles in pulmonary fibrosis?
Lung sounds: wheezing, rhonchi, crackles - Student Doctor Network ...
Jul 23, 2012 · I have a real hard time figuring out which is present with what pulmonary problems..can someone please help me interpret when you would have decreased/ increased fremitus, wheezing, …
Any EMTs out there? Which stethoscope do you use?
Mar 13, 2002 · Tust me--unless you are an EMT-P or an MD and will be needing to differetiate between "rales" and "Wheezes", etc., anything that allows you to palpate BPs and perhaps perform the …
Heart and lung sounds - why can't I hear anything?
Jan 28, 2008 · Lung sounds should be fairly easy to hear, and with practice will be easy to identify, except in some of the population where you have to listen through about 10 inches of fat. As …
Do you listen to heart and lung sounds for every patient?
Jul 30, 2011 · I listen to lung sounds, heart sounds, and anything else I think is appropriate for screening purposes regardless of their chief complaint. You can pick up AAA, diastolic murmurs, malignant …
Lung sounds when on ventilator and/or when on a trach?
Jan 14, 2017 · As far as I can tell, it seems that often when I hear gurgling or something that maybe sounds like rhonchi, it's the trach. Or maybe some other sounds I hear on patients is their ventilator. I …