Jan 6, 2025 · Are you familiar with the sounds your lungs can make and what they might indicate? Learn about wheezing, crackling, stridor, and their meanings.

Lung sounds are either normal (vesicular) or abnormal. Abnormal lung sounds include rhonchi, wheezing, stridor, crackles (rales) and pleural rub.

Nov 24, 2023 · Coarse: Coarse crackles occur in the larger bronchi tubes and are loud, low-pitched, and last longer than fine crackles. They may sound like ‘popping’ and may resolve …

Coarse Crackles are low pitched lungs sounds heard in pathologies such as chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, and severe pulmonary edema. Compared to fine crackles, they …

Jul 20, 2025 · Rales occur when you inhale, causing a low-pitched or high-pitched crackling noise. It is caused when collapsed alveoli suddenly snap open and is associated with restrictive lung …

Sep 18, 2024 · Understanding and recognising abnormal lung sounds can aid in early diagnosis and timely intervention, often before other clinical signs become apparent. This article explores …

An introduction to fine and coarse crackles lung sounds with text, audio examples and links to other resources.

This review will cover the different types of adventitious (abnormal) lung sounds. As a nurse you want to be able to identify abnormal lung sounds and their characteristics. In this review you …

On this page we provide a definition of crackles, including its clinical significance. We then compare fine and coarse crackles with audio recordings and text.

Coarse crackles are somewhat louder, lower in pitch, and last longer than fine crackles. Their presence usually indicates an airway disease, such as bronchiectasis.