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ATELECTATIC CRACKLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Lungs
OBS

[Atelectatic crackle] sound like fine crackles, but do not last and are not indications of disease. [They] disappear after the first few breaths.

OBS

When sections of alveoli are not fully aerated, they deflate and accumulate secretions. Crackles are heard when these sections re-expand with a few deep breaths.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Poumons
CONT

[...] il est parfois possible d'entendre des crépitants physiologiques qui traduisent l'ouverture des alvéoles au début de l'auscultation chez un sujet alité.

Spanish

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