fine crackles
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Related to fine crackles: Coarse Crackles, Rales
fine crackles
Soft, very short, high-pitched lung sounds. Fine, late-inspiratory crackles are often heard in pulmonary fibrosis and acute pulmonary edema.
See also: crackle
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