How should this maneuver be interpreted?
If late-inspiratory crackles are absent in all positions (sitting, supine, and leg-elevated), the test is negative,
and the patient receives a score of 0.
If late-inspiratory crackles are absent in the sitting position but become audible in the supine or legelevated
position, the test is positive for PICs, and the patient receives a score of 1.
If late-inspiratory crackles are already present in the .sitting position and continue throughout supine and
leg-elevated changes, they are persistent, and the patient receives a score of 2.
If late-inspiratory crackles are absent in all positions (sitting, supine, and leg-elevated), the test is negative,
and the patient receives a score of 0.
If late-inspiratory crackles are absent in the sitting position but become audible in the supine or legelevated
position, the test is positive for PICs, and the patient receives a score of 1.
If late-inspiratory crackles are already present in the .sitting position and continue throughout supine and
leg-elevated changes, they are persistent, and the patient receives a score of 2.