Asked by Lauren Singer on Jun 01, 2024
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While auscultating a patient with pneumonia,a nurse hears low-pitched,rumbling coarse sounds during inspiration and expiration.These sounds can best be described as which of the following?
A) Crackles
B) Rhonchi
C) Wheezes
D) A friction rub
Rhonchi
Low-pitched, rattling lung sounds that suggest blockage or secretion in the large airways.
Auscultating
The act of listening to the sounds made by internal organs, especially the lungs and heart, typically with a stethoscope, as part of a medical examination.
Pneumonia
An inflammatory condition of the lung, often caused by infection, that leads to alveolar filling with fluid or pus.
- Differentiate between sounds heard during auscultation in respiratory assessments.
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timothy mcdonaldJun 05, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
Rhonchi are loud,low-pitched,rumbling coarse sounds heard either during inspiration or expiration.They may be cleared by coughing.Fine crackles are high-pitched fine,short,interrupted crackling sounds heard during end of inspiration; usually not cleared with coughing.Moist crackles are lower,more moist sounds heard during middle of inspiration; not cleared with coughing.Coarse crackles are loud,bubbly sounds heard during inspiration; not cleared with coughing.Wheezes are high-pitched,continuous musical sounds like a squeak heard continuously during inspiration or expiration; usually louder on expiration.A pleural friction rub has a dry,grating quality heard during inspiration; does not clear with coughing; heard loudest over lower lateral anterior surface.
Learning Objectives
- Differentiate between sounds heard during auscultation in respiratory assessments.