| Physical examination of the lungs may reveal rales and pleural effusions. |
| Examination of the lungs may initially reveal focal rales that will eventually become diffuse. |
| The physical exam may be normal or the lung exam may reveal fine rales or wheezes. |
| Physical exam is usually unremarkable with the exception of basilar rales in some patients. |
| Six of the 11 patients had coarse, bibasilar rales, and two reported orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. |
| The physician should check the chest and lungs for signs of consolidation, wheezing, rales, and trauma. |
