Crackling rattles

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

The crackling (= sclerosiphonia) is a special form of the discontinuous/ formerly damp breathing sounds.

OccurrenceThis section has been translated automatically.

Crackling is an auscultation phenomenon that can occur in pulmonary fibrosis, among other things.

ClinicThis section has been translated automatically.

Crackling is auscultatorily mainly end expiratory and perceptible in the basal lung sections.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Tarik Farrag