Re: crackles??



PF Riley wrote:
> On 20 Jun 2005 09:38:30 -0700, "Damian" <Breem54@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >He said that he heard crackles and he wanted me to have a chest xray.
> >Why would I need an xray why not an antibiotic? He also added spiria.
> >I am getting more air but still have a wet cough.
> >
> >I have been seeing my Dr for about 10 years and he has never mentioned
> >crackles, I am just curious as to what could be going on.
>
> "Crackles" is just a term like many others to describe adventitious
> sounds heard in the lungs. Like many terms in medicine, it may mean
> different things to different people.
>
> Crackles are typically regarded as different than wheezing. Crackles
> can best be mimicked by rubbing your a small clump of your hair
> between two fingers right next to your ear (if your hair is long
> enough). While not entirely specific, "fine" crackles tend to indicate
> fluid in the alveoli whereas "coarse" crackles may result from mucus
> or fluid in the airways. Crackles are typically heard on inspiration.
>
> Wheezing, by contrast, is typically thought of as polyphonic, musical
> sounds. That is, one hears many sounds simultaneously that have an
> actual "note", as opposed to the staccato white noise that makes
> crackles. Wheezing is the usual sound heard from bronchospasm. Also,
> unlike crackles, wheezing is typically heard on expiration.
>
> Crackles may be from pneumonia, but other lung conditions can cause
> crackles as well. An X-ray can help differentiate these to determine a
> proper diagnosis and thus proper treatment. The answer to "why not an
> antibiotic?" is because it might not be a bacterial infection.
>
> PF

Thanks for the information, I had my chest xray and I have to check in
Sunday with my Dr maybe he will have some information then. Your
right, I jumped the gun about antibiotics, my dr is very conservative
about them he never prescribes the same one twice in a row so he sure
wouldn't just prescribe for no reason.

Thanks again.
Damian

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