Listen for the one sound that could mean ILD
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Auscultation skills for HCPs
Refine your auscultation skills by listening to the lung sounds of patients with ILD compared with normal lung sounds and those associated with other respiratory conditions such as COPD.
Features of dry inspiratory crackles:1–3
- Typically heard at the lung bases on the posterior chest (back)
- Heard during middle to late inspiration
- Short duration and does not clear with cough
- Sounds like VELCRO® Brand Fastener‡ being peeled apart
Prompt diagnosis by a multi-disciplinary team of specialists can help ensure patients receive the appropriate care and support
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Sgalla G, et al. BMC Pulm Med 2018;18(1):103.