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Fine Crackles
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high-pitched popping sounds
**may be cleared by coughing conditions: emphysema, bronchitis, asthma |
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Coarse Crackles
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Low-pitched bubbling, moist sounds throughout expiratory cycle;
**sounds like velcro being pulled apart conditions: pneumonia, pulmonary edema |
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Wheeze (sibilant stridor)
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High-pitched "continuous musical" sound on inspiratin and expiration
conditions: asthma, chronic emphysema |
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Wheeze (sonorous)
Sometimes called "rhonchi" |
low-pitched moaning or grunting sound usually heard in expiration; may be cleared by coughing
conditons; bronchitis, croup in children |
