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Rales, crackles or crepitations, are the clicking, rattling, or crackling noises heard on auscultation of the lungs with a stethoscope during inhalation. The sounds are caused by the "popping open" of small airways and alveoli collapsed by fluid, exudate, or lack of aeration during expiration.The word rales is pronounced 'rahls.' It is derived from the French word meaning 'rattle.'Rales can be heard in patients with pneumonia, atelectasis, pulmonary fibrosis, acute bronchitis, or bronchiectasis.  Pulmonary edema secondary to left-sided congestive heart failure can also cause rales.
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