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Basilar rales

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05/31/06 - 12:21 PM

In Rheumatic fever basilar rales are heard. What is basilar rales suppose to mean? Does it have something to do with the lungs? plz someone help me out. thanks

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05/31/06 - 02:41 PM

i believe it means-base of the lungs

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05/31/06 - 06:41 PM

what r rales??

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05/31/06 - 06:48 PM

its really not explicable with words but ill try -similar to rubbing or squeezing hair between 2 fingers

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