In reviewing the client's record, the nurse notes that a client with air in the subcutaneous tissue has crepitus. The nurse validates the crepitus with which finding?
a. Asymmetric expansion of the chest wall on inhalation
b. Increased transmission of vocal vibrations on auscultation
c. Crackling sensation under the skin of the chest on palpation
d. Coarse grating sounds heard over the mediastinum on inspiration
ANS: C
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