Common side effects of Protonix IV include redness/pain/swelling at the injection site, headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, gas, dizziness, or joint pain. Long-term treatment with Protonix may make it harder for your body to absorb vitamin B-12, resulting in a deficiency of this vitamin.
Heart failure is a common problem, especially in elderly patients.1 The appearance of pulmonary crackles (rales), defined as discontinuous, interrupted, explosive respiratory sounds during inspiration, is one of the most important signs of heart failure deterioration.2 Many older patients with asymptomatic cardiovascular disease seem to have ...
As a patient's condition worsens further, the fluid may leak into the lungs. The patient now has pulmonary edema, and those lung sounds may even be heard on expiration. At that point, they are classified as SUB-CREPITANT crackles. Sometimes an isolated area of crepitant crackles can be found in an upper lung field.