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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Dec 7, 2008 · What is the difference between rhonchi and wheezes?

Nov 26, 2015 · Diffuse rhonchi and crackles are heard bilaterally. Cause of dyspnea? If you look at the presentation the guy is all sorts of messed up. What stands out the most is how his …

Oct 17, 2004 · 1) Day of intubation/ventilation. When you get to about 10-12 days with a tube then you have to start thinking trach in the near future. 2) Current settings. Start with the mode (AC, …

Feb 3, 2014 · You will begin to catch on to presentations that occur over and over, and things that physician's tend to look for, like meningeal signs in a headache, peritoneal signs in abdominal …

Jun 18, 2008 · Respiratory: symmetric expansion on inspection; tactile fremitus was present equally bilaterally on palpation; lungs were resonant on percussion; vesicular breath sounds …

Chest auscultation reveals mild diffuse expiratory wheezes without rales or rhonchi. She has no cardiac murmurs, but an S3 gallop is heard. Distal pulses are palpable, and she has no …