what does basilar crackles mean in medical term?


Question:
its says chest reveals basilar crackles without wheezes or rhonchi.

Answers:
It means that the person listening heard a crackling sound at the bottom of the lungs. This is often related to infection, not taking deep breaths or in heart patients a problem called congestive heart failure.

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