Crepitant rale

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Related to Crepitant rale: fine crackles, pleural friction rub, rhonchi, Crepitations

(Med.)

a peculiar crackling sound audible with inspiration in pneumonia and other lung disease.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Physical examination revealed drowsiness, a body temperature of 37.8 [degrees]C, pulse rate of 79/min, arterial blood pressure of 118/84 mmHg, glasgow coma score (GCS) of 11, respiratory rate of 32/min, oxygen saturation rate of 80-85%, and bilateral crepitant rales. System examinations and laboratory tests were unremarkable.

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On physical examination, auscultation revealed bilateral basal crepitant rales and slightly prolonged expiration.

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Respiratory system examination revealed bilateral crepitant rales. He had gastrostomy.