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The "railings" that you are referring to are properly known as rales. Rales is the medical term used for a rattling, crackling or clicking sound heard in the lungs with a stethoscope, while the patient breaths. These sounds are almost always heard while the patient is breathing in, as opposed to wheezes, which are usually heard when the patient breaths out.
Hearing rales most often indicates infection or other disorder that causes fluid accumulation in the lower part of the lungs. Asthma, on the other hand, is characterized by wheezes, though it too can be accompanied by rales in certain cases.
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Why is there a crackles on both lungs in leukemia?
it can be lung cancer
What is a difference between crackles and crepitation?
Both crackles and crepitation are abnormal breath sounds heard during auscultation. Crackles are discontinuous, brief, popping sounds usually heard during inspiration, indicative of fluid in the lungs. Crepitation is a coarse, crackling sensation often felt when rubbing bone ends together, frequently occurring in joints affected by arthritis.
Why does wheezing happen?
When the lung rubs against the chest wall, it creates friction and a rubbing sound. When there is fluid in the lungs, crackles are heard.
Lung auscultation in congestive heart failure?
You listen to both bases for signs of basal pulmonary oedema with the patient sitting up, presenting as crackles or rales.
What are bilateral basal crepitations?
crackles or rattling sound heard on the base of the lung .. bilateral ones usually suggesting mitral stenosis or left ventricular failure ..
Are the lungs silent with emphysema?
No, depending on the person's current condition, there may be wheezing, crackles, rales, etc. In emphysema, though, lung sounds can become very diminished.
What is a indicative of lung inflammation?
Chest pain; coughing; spitting up phlegm; wheezing, crackles, or rales; shortness of breath; and possibly fever or other constitutional symptoms. Any or all of these may be present.
What are lung crepitations?
the popping or the crackling sound of the lungs that is heart during inspiration or expiration(more common) while listening through a stethescope.these crepitations can either be coarse or fine. coarse crepitations are usually seen due to fluid in the lungs whereas fine crepitations are due to fibrosis,mainly.
What medical condition is indicated if lung sounds change from transitory rales that clear on coughing to persistent crackles?
Acute Pulmonary Edema is just one of the pulmonary diseases which could show symptoms of lung sounds that fade into coughing and crackling. Increased or persistent coughing can sometimes signal going from the acute to chronic stage.
Describe 3 methods of assessment of the respiratory system?
blood gas analysis, chest x-ray and lung function test
Why the body need more air during exersisebecouse s needed by the lung?
its needed by the lung
What are the symptoms of I.V. fluid overload?
hypertension, lung congestion, crackles heard on lung auscultation, difficulty breathing, decrease oxygen saturation, hypernatremia, hypokalemia, edema, bounding pulse, distended neck veins, renal dysfunction. The simplest test for saline overload is weight. Gains of 20 to 40 pounds in a week are not uncommon in saline overload!
