it is a term used in respiratory problems.
2006-12-04 23:37:23 · 5 answers · asked by frannyh 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Basal crepitations are a crackling noise heard in the lower lobes of the lungs on ausculation. (using a stethoscope). It usually infers the patient has a chest infection etc.
2006-12-04 23:49:58 · answer #1 · answered by The Alchemist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basal Crepitations
2016-12-14 17:10:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
creps or crepitations are one among the additional sounds other than the normal sounds that can be heard while checking the lungs (chest) with a stethescope. It is caused due to the accumulation of fluid in the lungs usually mucus collected as a result of lung infection. this collection of mucus if in the basal lobe of the lungs then the creps can be heard from those lobes and is called basal creps
2006-12-05 07:38:09 · answer #3 · answered by sony j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basal refers to the base or the lower portion of the lungs. Crepitations (previously referred to as rales) are discontinuous sounds in the lungs encountered most often in heart failure. Apical refers to the apex or the upper protion of the lungs. Rhonchi are continuous sounds in the lungs encountered most often in asthma (oftened referred to as 'wheezing' by patients). Basal sounds are best heard posteriorly (on the back). Crepitation and rhonchi are typically referred to as 'adventitious' sounds since they take 'advantage' of a situation. The words crepitation and rhonchi were developed after a series of studies where tiny microphones were introduced to the small airways of the lungs and the various breath sounds were recorded in normal individuals and those with a variety of health conditions. Why people volunteer for such studies I do not know. Auscultation (listening to the breath sounds) is an art which I have taught but which is no longer adequately taught in medical schools in my opinion. A good stethescope (cost $40 to $80) is required and the diaphragm of the stethescope should be placed directly upon the skin as clothing makes a 'scrathcy' sound when people breath (it is helpful if the ear piece of the stethescope is 'soft' as these 'seal' the ear canal better and it is nice if the surroundings and room is relatively quiet). Adventitious sounds are generally described as to whether they are heard early, mid, or late in inspiration and or expiration. The pitch being low, medium, or high is also described. Finally the location where the adventitious sounds are heard should be given. For example auscultation of a patient with an exacerbation of asthma (itself an inflammatory hyper reactive condition of the small airways) may reveal diffuse mid to end expiratory medium to high pitched rhonchi with good air exchange. If the person requires unusual effort in order to breath or if they 'purse' their lips when the breath (this to increase airflow) this should be deescribed. When giving auscultory findings the goal is to be so poetically descriptive that the reader is able to 'hear' the sounds. If you would like further examples or more information please let me know johnerussomd@jhu.edu
2006-12-05 04:45:53 · answer #4 · answered by john e russo md facm faafp 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Bibasal Crepitations
2016-11-08 08:25:21 · answer #5 · answered by jina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are abnormal sounds heard through a stethoscope at the base of the lungs, indicating a bad chest infection or pneumonia or the like.
2006-12-05 10:52:24 · answer #6 · answered by cherub 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋