Clinical Diagnosis · Respiratory System · Medium
Rhonchi
Meaning: Low-pitched, rattling or snoring sounds heard through a stethoscope, caused by secretions in larger airways.
In practice: Coarse rhonchi that cleared after coughing were heard over both lung bases.
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