Crackle Pitch Rises Progressively during Inspiration in Pneumonia, CHF, and IPF Patients

Objective. It is generally accepted that crackles are due to sudden opening of airways and that larger airways produce crackles of lower pitch than smaller airways do. As larger airways are likely to open earlier in inspiration than smaller airways and the reverse is likely to be true in expiration...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vyshedskiy, Andrey, Murphy, Raymond
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3317011/