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Vesicular Breath Sound
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Pulmonary Edema:
Note the fine crackles heard in this recording from a patient with pulmonary edema.

These sounds represent fluid in the alveoli.
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medstudent1
December 30, 2006
202.188.20.180

Thank you very much for this article. I now understand the basics of resp auscultation well.

Regards
medstudent

physiostudent
September 18, 2007
125.238.159.139

Indeed. Greatly informative and takes you through the basics brilliantly.

Cheers
physiostudent

Christine
October 14, 2007
220.101.56.117

Brilliant. Studying pulmonary auscultation for a uni assignment. Great work

Natasha
November 05, 2007
202.188.20.180

This is cool. I have now understood bronchial breath sounds and their nuances for the first time. Thank you for the excellent explanation.

maverick
March 18, 2008
220.225.3.6

thanks for the informative article.It tackles the nuances of resp auscultation in a very lucid manner.Good for beginners

ansari
April 30, 2008
210.211.208.30

Excellent.I m really thanks to u.Now i understand the basics of breath sound.




Medstudent

Manju.C A, RN
May 16, 2008
59.178.107.53

Excellent.It is a good tool for the Nursing stundents.Thanks.

Manju.C A, RN
May 16, 2008
59.178.107.53

Excellent.It is a very good article for nurses to know about various Lung sounds.


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