Which of the following chest assessment findings are associated with kyphoscoliosis?
1. Crackles or wheezing
2. Hyperresonant percussion note
3. Whispered pectoriloquy
4. Tracheal shift
a. 1, 2
b. 3, 4
c. 1, 3, 4
d. 1, 2, 3, 4
C
A patient with kyphoscoliosis will have crackles or wheezing for breath sounds, whispered pectoriloquy due to atelectasis, and a tracheal shift in the direction of the lateral curve of the spine.
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