Which term describes a loud crowing sound that results from obstruction of the airways by a tumor or foreign body?
a. Crackles
b. Wheeze
c. Stridor
d. Pleural friction rub
ANS: C
A loud crowing noise from airway obstruction is called stridor. Wheezes are from narrowed airways and are not as loud as stridor. Crackles are bubbling noises. A friction rub sounds like leather rubbing together.
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