Hyperresonance, heard while percussing the lungs, is most likely to be caused by ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
emphysema
Rationale: Hyperresonance is very loud in intensity, of long duration, and very low in pitch and is heard in air-filled or overinflated lungs such as with emphysema.
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