The nurse is assessing a patient with chronic heart failure. Which abnormal chest sound should the nurse expect to auscultate?
1. expiratory wheezes
2. friction rub
3. harsh vesicular sounds
4. crackles
Correct Answer: 4
Fluid accumulates in the alveolar spaces in left-sided heart failure. This fluid causes the sound of crackles at the end of inspiration. Expiratory wheezes, friction rub, and harsh vesicular sounds are not associated with chronic heart failure.
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